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Spinel in marble from Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

 
Spinel in marble from Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

Spinel in marble from Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Spinel in marble from Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

DESCRIPTION:No. 23500
Mineral:Spinel in marble
Locality:Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:Rhombic, white marble matrix with red-pink crystal of spinel perfectly positioned in the top face.The spinel fluoresces red under UV illumination. Yellow crystals of another mineral (mica?) border the spinel on the left.
Overall Size:25x20x20 mm
Crystals:9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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