Dattaw Hill, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)

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The foothills of the general mining area at Dattaw are located about 3 km NE of downtown Mogôk in the direction of Mömeik. Dattaw is one of the most important areas in Mogôk where a multitude of gems and other minerals are found.
This area is characterized by alluvial, pegmatite, skarn, contact zone, and marble deposits, all integrated into one mass, resulting in a very complicated geology. The rocks of Dattaw are leucogranite, scapolite marble, ruby-bearing marble, diopside marble, apatite-phlogopite-diopside marble, pure marble, graphite marble, graphite-phlogopite marble, phlogopite-forsterite marble, and gneiss. - Ted Themelis (2008) Gems and Mines of Mogok

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'Apatite' Beryl var: Aquamarine var: Goshenite Corundum var: Ruby var: Sapphire var: Star Ruby Danburite

Diopside Dravite Edenite Elbaite 'Hornblende' 'Lapis Lazuli' 'Moonstone'

Orthoclase Quartz 'Scapolite' Schorl Sodalite var: Hackmanite Spinel

Titanite Topaz 'Tourmaline' Zircon

27 entries listed. 13 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Burma (Myanmar) Mandalay Division Pyin-Oo-Lwin District Mogok Township Mogok Valley Dattaw Hill Dattaw-mid Laung-pyit mine Nay-pyi-daw mine Dattaw-pyant & Dattaw-chaung Dattaw-upper

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