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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 49226 |
| Mineral: | Spinel (cyclic twinned crystals) |
| Locality: | Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma) |
| Description: | Several lustrous dark red-purple transparent spinel crystals repeatedly twinned following the Spinel Law of twinning on the {111} plane. The repeated twinning in the same plane results in cyclic twin formation. |
| Overall Size: | 12x10x9 mm |
| Crystals: | 4-9 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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