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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 28655
Mineral:Spinel and Ruby Corundum
Locality:Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:Box full of assorted crystals from the Mogok mining district. There are flat and bi-pyramidal ruby corundum crystals and octahedral ruby-red spinel crystals. Many of the spinel crystals fluoresce under UV illumination.
Overall Size:4-15 mm
Crystals:4-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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