Mineral: Danburite
Locality: Oktyabrskaya vein, Malkhan (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Dimensions: 2.5 x 2.5 x 6.5 cm

Description: “Oktyabrskaya” zhila, Malkhanskiy rayon, Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Vostochnaya Sibir', Russia Mass: 47 g MIM number: 2280 Probable year of extraction : 2022 Translucent single crystal of amber color, terminated on all sides, with a very sharp top resembling that of topazes. It is coated in places with a thin crust of a whitish mineral which has not been removed. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence

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