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Chrysoberyl With Hexahydroborite Inclusions

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Chrysoberyl With Hexahydroborite Inclusions

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Description
Locality: 
Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay, Myanmar (former Burma)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm
Description

colorless inclusions only visible by x ray, very rich in Chrysoberyl of 5 mm. This is the first time Hexahydroborite has been found as inclusions in Chrysoberyl, very unique

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hexahydroborite

Formula: 
Ca[B(OH)4]2·6H2O
Strunz: 
6.AC.25
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Clear
Type Locality: 
Solongo B deposit, Vitim Plateau, Buriatia Republic (Buryatia), Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Chrysoberyl

Formula: 
BeAl2O4
Strunz: 
4.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
8.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Brazil