Mineral: | Jeremejevite | Chemical Formula: | Al6B5O15(F,OH)3 | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | | Quantity: | | Origin: | Ohngaing (Ohn Gaing; Ohn Kai) village, near Mogok, Burma (Myanmar) | Well here you get a fine lustrous, prismatic Jeremejevite from Burma. This minerals species is rarely found in Burma so you cant compare these pieces with crystals from Namibia. The specimen has a gemmy transparency and fine distinctive prism faces. One end shows cleavage while the other is flat terminated. The surface of the termination shows etched marks probably due contact with aggressive fluids. A rare specimen form Burma!
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