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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 55646
Mineral:Spinel (Spinel Law-twinned)
Locality:Pein Pyit, Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:Two flattened transparent pink octahedral spinel crystals that are twinned following the Spinel Law of twinning on the octahedral {111} faces.
Overall Size:18x13x12 mm
Crystals:8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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