Mineral: | Serendibite
| Chemical Formula: | Ca2(Mg,Al)6(Si,Al,B)6O20 | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | transparent in transmitted light | Quantity: | | Origin: | Ohngaing (Ohn Gaing; Ohn Kai) village, near Mogok, Burma (Myanmar) | Here you get a fine Serendibite crystal with a great shape, fine prism faces with good luster and striation. The color is a bluish green in strong transmitted light, the crystal is not opaque. The termination is only half damaged, so you can see the rare occurring triclinic shape. Perfect crystals are extremely rare and new Serendibite deposits haven’t been found. A fine collector’s piece for this mineral species. 
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