Mineral: | Poudretteite
| Chemical Formula: | KNa2B3Si12O30
| Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | transparent - translucent | Quantity: | | Origin: | Pyan Gyi mine (West of Pyan Pyit), northeast of Mogok, Burma (Myanmar) | Here you get a very red Poudretteite crystal, disclosing a saturated coloration. In fact the crystal shows a very strong and typical pleochroism ranging from totally colorless to the purplish red. The crystal itself displays some crystal faces as well as etching marks. A fine reference specimen of this extremely rare mineral species, especially if you consider this strong saturation purplish coloration.
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