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Spinel (twinned crystals) from Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

 
Spinel (twinned crystals) from Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

Spinel (twinned crystals) from Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

Spinel (twinned crystals) from Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

Spinel (twinned crystals) from Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

Spinel (twinned crystals) from Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)

DESCRIPTION:No. 79162
Mineral:Spinel (twinned crystals)
Locality:Mogok District, 115 km NNE of Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:Elongated irregular lustrous transparent red spinel crystals with no matrix. The shape is indistinct, but the V-shaped faces on the top are reentrant faces, evidence of twinning following Spinel Law of isometric twinning on the {111} plane. Weight: 3.0 grams
Overall Size:15x10x9 mm
Crystals:15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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