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Spinel in marble from Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 79063
Mineral:	Spinel in marble
Locality:	Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:	Lustrous transparent pink-red spinel crystals in white marble. The spinel crystals are octahedral form, with a trapezohedral edge face on the largest spinel crystal. The spinel fluoresces red under SW-LW UV illumination.
Overall Size:	20x16x12 mm
Crystals:	1-15 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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