Mineral: | Spinel | Chemical Formula: | MgAl2O4 | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | | Quantity: | | Origin: | Pyan Pyit (Pein Pyit) Mine, northeast of Mogok, Shan State, Burma (Myanmar) | This is a triangle shaped spinel crystal, effect if the typical macle crystal, which is a twinned after the spinel la, on the microscope I was able to spot any fracture plane with 1 mm in size, all other faces are fine crystallized. The crystal shows a beautiful saturated red coloration and grade transparency as well! Attractive specimen for every spinel collector.

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