Painite
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Mogok Township, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar
2331
Large Painite crystal built up from numerous smaller parallel crystals showind a degree of transparency and giving a striated look to the larger crystal. A little associated ruby and limonite. Painite is a very rare borate and not discovered till the 1950's.
Formulas: Painite CaZrAl9(BO3)O15; Ruby Al2O3
Status: Sold
Dimensions: 20x17x8mm
Size: Thumbnail (T)
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