This is really only a salient concern when foreigners abscond with things, but this was discovered by a Burmese geologist and it seems that it was his decision

This is really only a salient concern when foreigners abscond with things, but this was discovered by a Burmese geologist and it seems that it was his decision to house the mineral in the US. I would add that there is a big difference between natural science objects versus cultural artifacts.