Mineral: | Poudretteite
| Chemical Formula: | KNa2B3Si12O30
| Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | transparent - translucent | Quantity: | | Origin: | Pyan Gyi mine (West of Pyan Pyit), northeast of Mogok, Burma (Myanmar) | Here you get a rare Poudretteite specimen with just very tiny cleavage face, the rest of the crystal is fully etched or terminated. These mineral species is very rarely seen with idiomorphic shape. This piece has two clear crystal faces also striation is visible. The color is ranging form colorless to pinkish hues. The transparency is partly gemmy while the whiter part is a bit more translucent. Nevertheless a fine reference specimen of this rare mineral. 
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