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Phenakite from Palelni mine, Khetchel, Molo, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)

 
Phenakite from Palelni mine, Khetchel, Molo, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)

Phenakite from Palelni mine, Khetchel, Molo, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)

DESCRIPTION:No. 36538
Mineral:Phenakite
Locality:Palelni mine, Khetchel, Molo, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:Transparent crystal of colorless phenakite with complex termination. The crystal shows classic twinning with reentrant faces all around the termination edges (resembling a rock drill bit).
Overall Size:15x7x7 mm
Crystals:15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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