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Spinel (Twinned Crystals) from Pein Pyit, Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

 
Spinel (Twinned Crystals) from Pein Pyit, Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Spinel (Twinned Crystals) from Pein Pyit, Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

DESCRIPTION:No. 16121
Mineral:Spinel (Twinned Crystals)
Locality:Pein Pyit, Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:Translucent ruby-red spinel crystals without matrix. The crystals are twinned in the classic Spinel-law with the twin plane easily visible. The surface is lustrous with irregular depressions.
Overall Size:17x15x11 mm
Crystals:17 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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