Sagyin Hills, Madaya Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmari
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sagyin Hills | Group of Hills |
| Madaya Township | Township |
| Pyin-Oo-Lwin District | District |
| Mandalay Region | Region |
| Myanmar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 16' 40'' North , 96° 4' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Hills
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mingun | 400 (2016) | 26.8km |
| Mandalay | 1,208,099 (2016) | 33.7km |
| Sagaing | 78,739 (2016) | 45.4km |
| Pyin Oo Lwin | 117,303 (2016) | 47.8km |
| Shwebo | 88,914 (2016) | 50.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
234432
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:234432:7
GUID (UUID V4):
b3c95748-453c-4c06-97cf-713e8b143f9c
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burma
In the Sagyin Hills, just 26 km north of Mandalay and 3.2 km from the Irrawaddy river, rubies were once obtained from the detritus of clay-filled hollows and fissures in the crystalline limestones.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| β Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 |
| β Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | β Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| Al | β Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
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