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it IS the only locality that I know of where Rhodochrosite occurs with STILBITE
Specimen #PREH31128
Grandpa Dave was the foreman and primary person in charge of recovering specimens at the famous Sweet Home Mine near Alma
with only spot near the top of the piece where it was contacted upon extraction from the pocket
incredibly glassy
Spinel (Ruby Spinel) (Gem “floater”!) Chalcanthite it IS the only localityIt has been next to impossible to obtain fine quality Spinel specimens from Burma these days it seems. To find gem quality crystals is extremely difficult. This single floater crystal is a classic Burmese "Ruby Spinel" with very sharp, defined, lustrous, octahedral faces and a gemmy, rich red interior color. A great quality textbook octahedron for the species. This piece was mined around 2000 and is one of the better Spinels from the collection of my
