Why is Painite so expensive?

Painite is a very rare borate mineral. It was first found in Myanmar by British mineralogist and gem dealer Arthur C.D. Pain who misidentified it as ruby, until it was discovered as a new gemstone in the 1950s. When it was confirmed as a new mineral species, the mineral was named after him.[2]

The chemical makeup of painite contains calcium, zirconium, boron, aluminium and oxygen (CaZrAl9O15(BO3)). The mineral also contains trace amounts of chromium and vanadium, which are responsible for Painite's typically orange-red to brownish-red color,[1][6] similar to topaz. The crystals are naturally hexagonal in shape, and, until late 2004, only two had been cut into faceted gemstones.[7]

Discovery and occurrence
Extensive exploration in the Mogok region has identified several new painite occurrences that have been vigorously explored resulting in several thousand new available painite specimens.[6]

Striated, euhedral painite crystal (size: 0.9×0.8×0.7 cm)



Corundum var. ruby on a large painite crystal, Mogok, Burma. (size: 3.7×3.1×2.3 cm)

References
T Armbruster; N Dobelin; A Peretti; D Gunther; E Reusser; B Grobety (2004). "The crystal structure of painite CaZrB(Al9O18) revisited" (PDF). American Mineralogist. 89: 610–613.
Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Nichols, Monte C., eds. (2003). "Paynite". Handbook of Mineralogy (PDF). V (Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates). Chantilly, VA, US: Mineralogical Society of America. ISBN 0962209740. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
Claringbull GF, Hey MH, Payne CJ (1957). "Painite, a New Mineral from Mogok, Burma". Mineralogical Magazine. 31 (236): 420–5. doi:10.1180/minmag.1957.031.236.11.
Painite. Webmineral. Retrieved on 2012-05-28.
External links
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[BashirYusuf-dh]

Where i can contact i have piante stone

[saibtarek]

j'ai 5gr de cristal de painit mieur qualité avendre

[PrototypeTwinmmMainGunMKATDesi]

You could say it's an absolute PAINite to pay for

[BlazeThunds]

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[sabahattinaycl]

I have a very beautiful painite where can I sell it

[IdirisAhmedIdiris]

Really i have this painte gemstone, if you have Company buying this gemstone i will sell it

[geraldmicallef]

I have like this rock about Ten killows can someone help to identify if it is the real one I am not that much of an expert on rocks .found them fused in an other big rock...

[اهلالكهفوالرقيم]

I swear to you I have a lot of this stone I would like to sell the quantity. Is anyone interested?