Spinel in Calcite, Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma), ex. WIlliam Mickols Collection WEM624, Miniature, 4 x 4.5 x 6 cm, $400. Online Oct. 9.
NSMW13583
Lustrous rich purplish-red 1.3 cm octahedral spinel on quartz matrix. Striking contrast and an attractive specimen from this well-known Asian location. Mickols acquired from Pala International.