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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 12183 |
| Mineral: | Spinel, twin crystals |
| Locality: | Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma) |
| Description: | Beautiful deep-red translucent spinel crystal showing the spinel-law twinning. No matrix, no point of attachment - a floater. The crystals are complex octahedral shapes with perfect, lustrous surfaces. Fluoresces a deep red under UV illumination. |
| Overall Size: | 17x14x14 mm |
| Crystals: | 14 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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