Spinel with Zircon in marble from Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 78588
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| Mineral: | Spinel with Zircon in marble
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| Locality: | Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma) |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent-to-translucent red spinel crystals in gray marble with scattered translucent yellow-gray zircon (fluorescent yellow under SW UV). The spinel crystals are octahedral form in aggregates to 10 mm of sub-parallel crystals. The spinel fluoresces red under LW-SW UV; zircon fluoresces yellow under SW UV. |
| Overall Size: | 26x22x18 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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