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Ohngaing (Ohn Gaing; Ohn Kai), Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)

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Gem mining area. Used to be the only locality for painite, until early 2005.

Refs.:
- Contributions to Gemology No.2, 2003
- http://minerals.gps.caltech.edu/FILES/Visible/painite/Index.htm





 Map Reference: 22°55'N , 96°29'E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Albite
    var: Oligoclase
    (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [AmMin 89:610–613 (2004)]
  		•  Amblygonite
    LiAl[(F,OH)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chrysoberyl
    BeAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cordierite
    (Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Corundum
    var: Ruby
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Corundum
    var: Sapphire
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Danburite
    CaB
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Diamond
    C
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Dravite
    [Na][Mg
     
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [Mountain Minerals International specimen]
  		•  Enstatite
    Mg
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Fayalite
    Fe
    2+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Feldspar Group'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Forsterite
    Mg
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Jadeite
    Na(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Kornerupine
    Mg
     
    3
    		Al
     
    6
    		(Si,Al,B)
     
    5
    		O
     
    21
    		(OH)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Ohngaing (Ohn Gaing; Ohn Kai), Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
    © luigi chiappino
  		•  'Lapis Lazuli'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S
    Mg
     
    3
    		Al
     
    8
    		BeO
     
    16
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Moonstone'
    Reference: [AmMin 89:610–613 (2004)]
  		•  Painite (TL)
    CaZrAl
     
    9
    		[O
     
    15
    		|BO
     
    3
    		]
    Type Locality: Ohngaing (Ohn Gaing; Ohn Kai), Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
    Reference: [Min.Mag.(1957) 31, 420-425; Amer.Min.(1976) 61, 88-94]
    Site Photo
    Ohngaing (Ohn Gaing; Ohn Kai), Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
    © Knut Eldjarn
  		•  Phenakite
    Be
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [AmMin 89:610–613 (2004)]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Scapolite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Sillimanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Ohngaing (Ohn Gaing; Ohn Kai), Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
     
  		•  Sinhalite
    MgAl[BO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1958 31 : 978-979.]
    Site Photo
    Ohngaing (Ohn Gaing; Ohn Kai), Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
    © C. Stefano"07
  		•  Spinel
    MgAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Ohngaing (Ohn Gaing; Ohn Kai), Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Spodumene
    LiAl[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Topaz
    Al
     
    2
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Ohngaing (Ohn Gaing; Ohn Kai), Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    		G
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[T
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]Y
     
    3
    		Z
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Uvite
    [Ca][(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		][MgAl
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|F|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 25:61, 25:301]
  		•  Vesuvianite
    Ca
     
    10
    		(Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    34
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]


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