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Painite

Mogok Township, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar

Reference: 2331

Large Painite crystal built up from numerous smaller parallel crystals showind a degree of transparency and giving a striated look to the larger crystal. A little associated ruby and limonite. Painite is a very rare borate and not discovered till the 1950's.

Formulas: Painite CaZrAl₉(BO₃)O₁₅; Ruby Al₂O₃

Status: Sold

Dimensions: 20x17x8mm

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