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The World's Rarest Mineral Is So Rare It's Only Ever Been Found Once [In Myanmar] (www.sciencealert.com)

submitted 8 months ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/myanmar@lemmy.ca

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22607469

"It's called kyawthuite (cha-too-ite), a tiny, tawny-hued grain weighing just a third of a gram (1.61 carats). On first glance, you might mistaken it for amber or topaz; but the unassuming mineral speck has value beyond measure."

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[–] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

And here i was, thinking it was Unobtanium.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 0 points 8 months ago

Chances are it was discovered on American or Chinese or Russian territory (depending on who you talk to) .... which happened to be in Myanmar