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Painite (Type Locality - ultra rare Zr borate)
- Ohngaing village, Mogok, Mandalay, Burma
- Thumbnail, 0.9 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm
- Start Time: 12/01/2010 7:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 12/09/2010 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Painite is an ultra-rare calcium, zirconium, aluminum borate unique to several localities in the Mogok area of Burma. This euhedral crystal is from the Type Locality. It is highly lustrous and striated, reddish-brown and is translucent on the edges. Very little of this ultra-rare material has come out recently. Get one while you can. Valued $300