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Hambergite — specimen 0489, photo © NMNHS
Hambergite — specimen 0489, photo © NMNHS

Hambergitespecimen 0489

Origin

Southeast Asia
Myanmar
Hambergite — specimen 0489, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.26 ct; size: 5.15 | 3.86 | 2.54 mm; shape: oval; colour: colourless; clarity: eye clean; cut: very good; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; very good mixed cut style. Source: David Weinberg, Multicolour Gems Ltd.

Other specimens
Hambergite — specimen 0499Hambergite — specimen 0487

More information from ‘Classification’


An uncommon accessory mineral in granite pegmatites (Anthony et al., 2001—2005). Faceted specimens are very rare. The largest faceted stone is a 40.2 carat (Arem, 1987: 109).