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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 58490
Mineral:Spinel
Locality:Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:Lustrous translucent-to-transparent hot-pink octahedral spinel crystal with complex crystallization patterns on the faces. The spinel crystal is naturally crystallized on all faces and fluoresces under SW UV illumination. Ex. John Kean collection, collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:10x9x8 mm
Crystals:10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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