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Sillimanite

Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Mandalay, Myanmar (former Burma)
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.7 × 0.5 cm
Description

waterworn pale blue sillimanite crystal from the famous town, Mogok.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sillimanite

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AF.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Chester, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
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