Uraninite - Chaung-gyi-ah-le-ywa, Myanmar (Burma) - 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm

Mineral: Uraninite
Locality: Chaung-gyi-ah-le-ywa, Chaung-gyi, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region (Mandalay Division), Myanmar (Burma)
Dimensions: 2 x 2 x 1.5 cm

Description: Mass: 17 g MIM number: 2214 Interpenetrating twin consisting of two well-formed black cubes intersecting very symmetrically. It is rare to find well-formed uraninite crystals, let alone in the form of such a well-expressed twin. Photographer: Joe Budd Publication: “Mineralogical Record, Jan-Feb 2022”