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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 11:15 Post subject: Burma / Myanmar |
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A gem Burmese danburite to start. If anyone has a more precise locality, I'd be glad to know.
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Danburite Mogok, Burma 26 mm, 19.3 carats |
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Carles Millan
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Posted: May 27, 2013 13:12 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Ru Smith wrote: | A gem Burmese danburite to start. If anyone has a more precise locality, I'd be glad to know. |
You may want to compare yours with that one displayed at Mindat, which is from Sakangyi, in the vicinity of Mogok. They are vey alike.
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 13:29 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Green mica in calcite.
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Mica Oh Saung Taung, Le-Oo (Le U), W of Mogok, Burma. 23 mm crystals in 5 cm calcite matrix. Green mica. |
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 13:32 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Thank you Carles. That looks like probably the same occurrence.
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 13:36 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Here's a gem terminated prism of blue apatite (I just happen to have the camera out).
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Apatite Mogok, Burma. 42 mm. Gem blue apatite (ex Christophe Dubois). |
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 13:41 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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A "Star of David" spinel twin.
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Spinel Mogok, Burma. 6 mm. Spinel twin of spinel. |
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 14:09 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Cassiterite on doubly-terminated quartz crystal.
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Cassiterite on quartz. Sakangyi area, W of Mogok, Burma. 3 cm cassiterite on 3 cm quartz. |
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 14:24 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Gem mica.
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Mica. Bin Yee Htweet Mine, E of Mogok, Burma. 9 mm |
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 14:31 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Small, but lovely, painite.
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Painite Thu-Rein-Thaung (Sun Mountain), Wetloo quarter, W of Mogok, Burma. 5 mm. |
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 14:40 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Another favourite.
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Sapphire Mogok, Burma. 15 mm Sapphire, twin. |
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Luiz Menezes
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Posted: May 27, 2013 15:37 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Great specimens, Ru, congratulations.
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Carles Millan
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Posted: May 27, 2013 15:40 Post subject: Burma / Myanmar |
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Elbaite, quartz, feldspar, schorl
Other photos and more details of this specimen available here.
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Elbaite, quartz, feldspar, schorl Male, about 80 km south of Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar 61 mm x 60 mm x 52 mm. Main elbaite crystal: 17 mm wide, 20 mm tall |
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 15:44 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Thanks, Luiz.
Wonderful group, Carles.
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Mark Ost
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Posted: May 27, 2013 15:45 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Lovely specimens Ru
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 15:51 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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This one is much smaller.
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Tourmaline. Mogok, Burma. 12 mm main crystal on 2 cm matrix.
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 15:57 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Thanks Mark.
Here's an unusual doubly-terminated tabular tourmaline. 14 mm across, but only 5 mm tall.
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Tourmaline. Mogok, Burma. 14 mm diamater, 5 mm tall.
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Carles Millan
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Posted: May 27, 2013 15:58 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Ru Smith wrote: | This one is much smaller. |
But they both must be sisters...
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 16:01 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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They do look related!
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 16:07 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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To contrast with the pink, here's a very dark green uvite.
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Uvite. Mong Hsu, Shan State, Burma. 16 mm.
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Ru Smith
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Posted: May 27, 2013 16:22 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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I'd be interested if people have seen more examples of montebrasite from here.
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Montebrasite. Wetloo quarter, Kyauk Pyat That, W of Mogok, Burma. 9 cm specimen, with crystals to 4 cm. |
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Montebrasite. Wetloo quarter, Kyauk Pyat That, W of Mogok, Burma. 9 cm specimen, with crystals to 4 cm. |
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