AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Myanmar (Burma) > Spinel |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 41142 |
Mineral: | Spinel |
Locality: | Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma) |
Description: | Glassy octahedral transparent pink spinel crystal recovered from the gem gravels of the Mogok region. The edges are worn smooth and rounded due to alluvial action of the river, but the crystal faces are still lustrous. One corner has a contact. |
Overall Size: | 6x5x5 mm |
Crystals: | 6 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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