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Danburite — specimen 0485, photo © NMNHS
Danburite — specimen 0485, photo © NMNHS

Danburitespecimen 0485

Origin

Central America
Mexico
Danburite — specimen 0485, locality map
Data

Weight: 1.01 ct; size: 9.25 | 5.90 | 3.60 mm; shape: hexagon; colour: colourless; clarity: eye clean; cut: excellent; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; design ‘Hexaelongatis 4’, excellent cut by Tan Pen.

Other specimens
Danburite — specimen 0327Danburite — specimen 0122Danburite — specimen 0234Danburite — specimen 0546Danburite — specimen 0501Danburite — specimen 0502

More information from ‘Classification’


In granite and metamorphosed carbonate rocks associated with hydrothermal activity (Anthony et al., 2001—2005).