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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 29140
Mineral:Spinel
Locality:Pein Pyit, Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:Elongated crystal of transparent red spinel with no matrix attached. The crystal form is octahedral, though it is extended in one axis resulting in an unusual shape (octahedral + tetrahedral addition).
Overall Size:15x10x7 mm
Crystals:15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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