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MD-177448 - Serendibite - - Archived Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar) thumbnail, 1.4 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm.
1.4 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm. Serendibite is extremely rare in crystalline form, and this specimen is part of a single small pocket found 2 years ago, and from which most specimens seem to have been polished or sold as gem rough.
MD-177449 - Serendibite - - Archived Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar) thumbnail, 0.9 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm.
0.9 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm. Serendibite is extremely rare in crystalline form, and this specimen is part of a single small pocket found 2 years ago, and from which most specimens seem to have been polished or sold as gem rough.
MD-43633 - Serendibite - - Archived Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar) thumbnail, 1 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm
An important CRYSTALLIZED example of this extremely rare species !!! An extremely important crystal recently brought out. Confirmatory analysis was done by Dr. George Rossman at Caltech. 1 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm
MUN05-18 - Serendibite - $ 2000 SOLD Le Oo, Mogok, Burma thumbnail, 1 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm
An important CRYSTALLIZED example of this extremely rare species !!! An extremely important crystal recently brought out. Confirmatory analysis was done by Dr. George Rossman at Caltech.
RARE08-2-14A - Serendibite - $ 900 Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar) thumbnail, 1.4 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Serendibite is extremely rare in crystalline form, and these two specimens are part of a single small pocket found 2 years ago, and from which most specimens seem to have been polished or sold as gem rough (they are faintly translucent when cut). Extremely rare, in this size and sharpness! .
RARE08-2-14b - Serendibite - $ 400 Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar) thumbnail, 0.9 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Serendibite is extremely rare in crystalline form, and these two specimens are part of a single small pocket found 2 years ago, and from which most specimens seem to have been polished or sold as gem rough (they are faintly translucent when cut). Extremely rare, in this size and sharpness! This crystal is translucent, when really strongly backlit..
TUC114-108 - Serendibite - $ 1400 Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar) thumbnail, 1.6 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm
Named after Serendib, the old Arabic name for Sri Lanka, this is a very rare and HUGE crystal of the species. I could ot believe it when I saw it, having thought a 1-cm crystal seen in the past was huge , already. This species is a very rare, seldom crystallized member of the sapphirine family of minerals. Because large CRYSTALLIZED examples of this extremely rare species were so important, confirmatory analysis was done by Dr. George Rossman at Caltech on these, when the first samples trickled out around the early 2000's with gem dealer Bill Larson. Likewise, I had a lucky find when I spotted this extremely ugly and dark crystal lurking in with beautiful spinel and ruby stones, at a gem dealer's booth in Tucson of 2011. It is about 25 carats, mass. It is well terminated. Interestingly, some crystals have been sold as gem rough (they are faintly translucent when cut) for the collectors of rare gemstones.Joe Budd Photos All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||||||||||
