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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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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 27, 2013 17:20 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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and this is what the place is famous for.
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Corundum (variety ruby)
Mogok, Burma.
7 mm crystal in 3 cm calcite matrix.
Transparent trigonal crystal in calcite matrix. |
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Corundum (variety ruby)
Mogok, Burma.
7 mm crystal in 3 cm calcite matrix.
Transparent trigonal crystal in calcite matrix. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: May 28, 2013 00:42 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Spinel
Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Burma
5.2 x 3.9 cm |
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Quartz
Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Burma
13.6 x 6.7 cm |
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 28, 2013 21:45 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Beautiful, Am. Here's a small amethyst sceptre on smoky quartz.
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Quartz var amethyst, sceptre.
Sakangyi area, west of Mogok, Shan State, Burma.
23 mm. |
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 28, 2013 22:07 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Looks edible.
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Chondrodite in calcite.
Oakssaung Hill, E Mogok, Burma.
10 mm chondrodite on 37 mm calcite. |
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 28, 2013 22:10 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Phenakites from here are very attractive.
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Phenakite.
Palelni mine, Khetchel (Khat Che) village, Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Burma (Myanmar).
16 mm |
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 28, 2013 22:11 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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.. especially when twinned.
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Phenakite twin.
Palelni mine, Khetchel (Khat Che) village, Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Burma (Myanmar).
17 mm. |
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nurbo
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| Posted: May 29, 2013 00:12 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Hi Ru,
and twinned again. Also strangely reverse sceptred Amethyst. and the ridiculously weird "Mushroom" Tourmaline, great Zircon's and neat little balls of Azurite/Malachite too.
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Phenakite
Mogok, Burma.
6 mm tall |
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Amethyst
Mogok, Burma
20 mm long |
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Tourmaline
Palelni Village, Mogok, Burma.
40 x 40 x 33 mm |
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Zircon
Mogok, Burma
9 x 2 x 2 mm |
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Azurite/Malachite
Mogok, Burma
30 x 25 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 29, 2013 03:40 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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More phenakite
Other photos and more details of this specimen available here.
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Phenakite, quartz, microcline, schorl
Palelni Mine, Khetchel village, Molo quarter, Momeik township, Mogok area, Mandalay division, Myanmar
67 mm x 62 mm x 52 mm |
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 29, 2013 20:24 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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Very interesting crystals, nurbo and a very fine matrix phenakite, Carles.
Here's a little gem zircon.
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Zircon
Mogok, Burma.
10 mm, 4.4 carats |
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Zircon
Mogok, Burma.
10 mm, 4.4 carats |
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 29, 2013 20:28 Post subject: Re: Burma / Myanmar |
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and one of those strange "mushroom" tourmalines.
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Tourmaline
Momeik, Mogok, Burma.
18 mm. |
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Tourmaline.
Momeik, Mogok, Burma.
18 mm. |
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