Mineral: Phlogopite
Locality: Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region (Mandalay Division), Myanmar (Burma)
Dimensions: 6,5 x 10,0 x 8,5 cm

Description: Main crystal size : 9,8 cm Tightly stacked tabular pseudo-hexagonal sheets with a brown color. The hexagonal prism thus formed is transparent laterally and shows a color variation from yellow-green to amber. The specimen seems to be a floater and was found trapped in marble. MIM number 1634 Photographer : Augustin de Valence (Ainu)

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