Painite
at-auction$ 50
- Locality
- Mogok, Myanmar
- Minerals
- Painite
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- LP132
Rare Painite from the legendary Mogok gem tract. Painite is a rare gem species that wasn't discovered until the 1950s. For a while, only and handfull of crystals were known and owning a Painite specimen was nearly impossible. Only more recent discoveries in Mogok have made Painite more readily available to collectors. Painite crystals are always small, have a hardness of 8, and contain both zirconium and boron, which are rarely found together in minerals.