AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Myanmar (Burma) > Spinel (Spinel-law twinned crystals) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 51545 |
Mineral: | Spinel (Spinel-law twinned crystals) |
Locality: | Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma) |
Description: | Triangular ruby-red-colored spinel crystal in white marble. The spinel crystal is twinned on following the Spinel Law of twinning on the octahedral {111} plane. Ex. Larry Krause (1945-2010) collection; originally acquired in 1999 |
Overall Size: | 3.5x3x3 cm |
Crystals: | 5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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