Mineral: | Ekanite | Chemical Formula: | (Ca,Fe 2+,Pb)2 (Th,U)[Si8O20] | Size: | 70,7 x 28,8 x 23,5 crystal: 24,1 x 3,4 mm | Weight: | | Transparence: | | Quantity: | | Origin: | Oh Saung Taung, (Oak-Saung Taung (Phayar Taung)), Le-O, (Le U), northeast of Mogok, Burma (Myanmar) | Here you get a rarely found ekanite matrix specimen including a dozen of mostly elongated crystals deeply imbedded in carbonate matrix. The crystal shows typical crystalline fracture and deep green coloration. The gamma- radiation is 2,4µSv/h and the total dosage is: 10µSv/h.

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