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Graphite from
Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Graphite
Formula:C
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Graphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1550013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1550013:3
GUID (UUID V4):0be652cc-0c84-4af3-910a-1f8777be3de3
Localities for Graphite in this Region
Lin-yaung-chi (Bright Light Rays), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Oak-saung-taung (Oh Saung Taung; Phayar-taung), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Shwe-pyi-aye, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Nearest other occurrences of Graphite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘShwe-pyi-aye, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLin-yaung-chi (Bright Light Rays), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘOhngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘOak-saung-taung (Oh Saung Taung; Phayar-taung), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘKolan, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘMansin/Thet-kachan (Man Sin; Mansi; Mance/Thet-kachan), Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘIn-jauk (In-chauk), Bernardmyo, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘHinthar-taung (Hinthar hill), Wet-loo (Wetloo), Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘYet-Kan-Zin-Taung (Yetkansin Taung), Madaya Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Thesis/Dissertation
Geology and Gems of Mogok Area, Pyin Oo Lwin District, Mandalay Region 1 Tin Zaw Oo and 2 Nwe Ni Win ... Abstract Mogok area is situated about 200 km north of Mandalay and 148 km northeast of Shwebo. The study...96˚10'-96˚45' E longitude. Mogok can be easily accessed by car in 5-6 hours drive from Mandalay, depending on the...conditions. Geologically, the Mogok gems mining area is situated within the Mogok Metamorphic Belt (MMB). The...peridotite-dunite, as well as pegmatite dykes. Mogok gems are born in metamorphic, igneous and in skarn-contact
Corporate Document
Yangon - Mandala_y - Mogok - Mandalay - Yangon Panoramic view of Mogok Valley (view from Chanthargyi...Chanthargyi Pagoda, 2016) Mogok Valley in 2000 (photo: Khin Maung Win) Mogok Valley in 1900 (photo: Khin Maung...pride of Myanmar due to its wealth of the world's finest gemstones, Mogok i located in a valley nestled...nestled betvveen mountains about 200 km northeast of Mandalay. The area has been famous for its presence of...and used to be located in Shan State prior to Myanmar gaining independence from British colonial rule
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Luminescence Characteristics of Taaffeites from Mogok, Myanmar Bihan Lin 1 , Xingtong Li 1 , Longbo Zhang...Luminescence Characteristics of Taaffeites from Mogok, Myanmar. Minerals 2023, 13, 346. https:// doi.org/10...China, and Mogok, Myanmar. In this study, thirty-two taaffeite samples from Mogok, Myanmar, were investigated...inclusions were mainly calcite, forsterite, celestite, graphite, dolomite, and transparent tubular or columnar...showed that peaks at 686 nm and 690 nm (in the red region) were strong. For the samples with green and blue-white
Journal (issue)
MOGOK! L L The Mineralogical Record JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2022 • VOLUME 53 • NUMBER 1 • $25 KRISTALLE...Articles History, Mines and Minerals of the Mogok Stone Tract, Mandalay Division, Burma .......................nicknamed “The King of Mogok” and more recently the “King of Freedom,” from Mogok, Burma. Federico Barlocher... History, Mines and Minerals of The Mogok Stone Tract Mandalay Division, Burma Thomas P. Moore1 Mark...Mark Mauthner2 Wendell Wilson3 Mogok has been famous for over two thousand years as the source of the world’s
Report (chapter)
evolution of the Mogok Metamorphic and Jade Mines belts and ophiolitic terranes of Burma (Myanmar) M. P. SEARLE1*...Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Myanmar 6 Department of Geology, University of Mandalay, Mandalay, Myanmar *Correspondence:...*Correspondence: mikes@earth.ox.ac.uk The Mogok Metamorphic Belt is a north–south-aligned belt of mainly...and granites that extends the length of Burma (Myanmar) along the western margin of the Sibumasu block...(Namche Barwa) Syntaxis (Figs 12.1 & 12.2). The Mogok metamorphic rocks host some of the world’s finest
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
“faden,” 5.6 cm tall, Alchori, Shigar Valley, Skardu district, GilgitBaltistan, Pakistan. Private collection...Fluorapatite on muscovite, 7 cm tall, Nagar, Hunza Valley, GilgitBaltistan, Pakistan. MIM Museum specimen...Rural City, Victoria Aberfoyle mine, Rossarden district, Tasmania Complex metamorphosed sedimentary exhalative... Habach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg (phyllites and micaschists); Untersulzbach Valley, Salzburg...North Tyrol, Tyrol, and other areas in the Ziller Valley Alpine clefts Azerbaijan Dashkesan Co-Fe-bearing
Journal (issue)
INSTITUTE OF AMERICA Burmese Sapphire and Peridot from Mogok History of Emerald Mining at Habachtal, Part I New...EDITORIAL 291 Burmese Blue Sapphire and Peridot from Mogok and a History of Emerald Mining in Habachtal, Austria...FEATURE ARTICLES p. 300 292 Blue Sapphires from Mogok, Myanmar: A Gemological Review Wasura Soonthorntantikul...gemological analysis of blue Burmese sapphires from Mogok, based on a series of field expeditions over the...Characterization of Peridot from Pyaung-Gaung in Mogok, Myanmar Montira Seneewong-Na-Ayutthaya, Wassana Chongraktrakul
Book (volume)
ic0000burm • B URMA GAZETTEER RUBY MINES DISTRICT VOLUME A (Reprint) COM PILED BY E. C. S. GEORGE...Pegu District. 10. U Lu GALE, GOVERNMENT LAW BooK AGENT, 34th Road, Nyaungzindan Quarter, Mandalay. 11...STATIONERY SUPPLY House., North Godown, Zegyo, Mandalay. 12. KNOWLEDGE BooK HousE, 130, Bogyoke Street...MyothuJ?"yiship-Wapyudaung K ayaing-History of the Mogok Subdivision prior to annexation-Archaeology-Inscriptions...ruby-mining industry after the annexation-Tourn1aline-Graphite-Granite, li1ne-stone, etc. 59-91 Cr-IAPTER VI
Journal (issue)
yellow-brown diamonds containing synthetics | Visit to Mogok, Myanmar 20 Learning Opportunities By A. Mottana ...at the home of a mine owner in Mogok, Myanmar. Two field reports on Mogok appear in the Excursions section...Media 84 Literature of Interest Two trips to Mogok, Myanmar, in December 2013 Some Unusual Structures...Exploring Ruby and Sapphire Deposits of the Mogok Stone Tract, Myanmar, describes a June 2013 expedition to...Christie’s and Sotheby’s in 2013, an expedition to Mogok (Myanmar), a technique called ‘automated spectral diamond
Journal (issue)
Multi-colour-temperature lamp|PL-Inspector|AGTA report on Myanmar|ASEAN Gem & Jewelry Review|Atypical pearl culturing...Entremont and Jean-Pierre Gauthier 436 Excursions Mogok, Myanmar: November 2016 444 Conferences AGA Tucson|GIT|Jewelry...on Myanmar Gem Sector In October 2016, the American Gem Trade Association led a visit to Myanmar that...AGTA released a white paper titled ‘Step by Step: Myanmar Gem Sector Emerges from Isolation and U.S. Sanctions’...recommendations for the ethical support of the gem sector of Myanmar. To download the report, go to http://agta.org/info/docs/
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
An Phu and Cong Troi in Vietnam, and Namya from Myanmar; and (3) between 19.0 and 24.2% for spinels from...and Ipanko in Tanzania, Pamreso in Kenya, Mogok in Myanmar, and An Phu in Vietnam. The variation in the...Alluvial spinels around 8 mm across from the Mogok valley. Photographs (A–B, F): G. Giuliani/IRD; (C–D):...to the three hues respectively, for ruby from Myanmar, red spinel from Badakshan, and red garnet (Hernault...significant primary deposits are found in Tajikistan, Myanmar, Vietnam (Fig. 1A), and Tanzania (Yavorskyy & Hughes
Journal (issue)
for “Jedi” Spinels in Mogok Vincent Pardieu Documents a series of visits to Myanmar in search of exceptionally...field report. Titled “Hunting for ‘Jedi’ Spinels in Mogok,” it details GIA field gemologist Vincent Pardieu’s...for bright “neon” red spinel in Myanmar’s fabled “Valley of Rubies.” In our fourth and final article, we...business regulations as a Special Administrative Region, ranks second in the World Bank’s report, and much...deal with the lack of rough. At the June 2013 Myanmar jadeite auction, rough prices skyrocketed. In total
Book
Marble-Hosted Gem-Quality Ruby and SpinelfromMogok,Myanmar Reprinted from: Minerals 2020, 10, 195, doi:10...OpaqueSulfideInclusionsinRubiesfromMogok,Myanmarand Montepuez,Mozambique Reprinted from:... Hobart. He has a BSc from Yangon University, Myanmar, in 1968, an FGA Diploma (Fellowships of Gemmological...Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar and Malaysia), and has published a high number...the Australasian region. He works closely with his counterparts from the SE Asia region. He leads industry-CODES-funded
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Opaque Sulfide Inclusions in Rubies from Mogok, Myanmar and Montepuez, Mozambique Wim Vertriest * and...origins seen in the high end market today: Mogok, Myanmar and Montepuez, Mozambique. Using electron probe...as sphalerite and pyrrhotite in Mogok rubies. The paragenesis of Myanmar, marble-related rubies is fairly...compared to the marble-related Myanmar ruby deposits. Keywords: ruby; sulfides; Mogok; Montepuez; gemology; corundum...deposits [2–14]. Marble-related rubies, such as the Myanmar stones, are famous for being extremely fluorescent
Journal (issue)
reports, the ruby was mined in the Mogok Valley, in what is today Myanmar, with the ring featuring the classic...at 9th China-ASEAN Expo J ade products from Myanmar were on display at the 9th China-ASEAN Expo, which...Guangxi Zhuang Myanmar President Thein Sein. Autonomous Region. More than 90 companies from Myanmar displayed...sculptures at the fair. Rubies and sapphires from Mogok were also on display, along with many other goods...agricultural products. Official figures from the Myanmar authorities indicated production of 46,810 tons
Report (issue)
their worksmanship is not of a high order. In the Mogok Ruby Mines area all the less costly stones are cut...after showers of rain at Wajra Karur, Anantapur district. There is an igneous pipe or neck, of bluish tuff...Madras. (ii) Mahanadi Valley.—The second group of localities is in the Mahanadi Valley, stones having been...is found in a highly crystalline limestone. b. Mandalay-Sagyin H ills—were worked at one time for sap­...workings so far have been in alluvial deposits in the valley bottoms. The gem bearing gravel is known in Burma
Journal (issue)
quality of a specific gemstone (e.g., ruby from Myanmar). This may or may not still hold true, but as with...subtype include the ruby deposits in marble from the Mogok Stone Tract or those in M-UMR from Montepuez (Mozambique)...and Mozambique (SRK Consulting, 2015). Myanmar, with the Mogok Stone Tract, has produced “pigeon’s blood”...finest blue sapphire comes from Kashmir (Sumjam), Myanmar, Sri Lanka (figure 1), and Madagascar. Sri Lanka...world’s most expensive gemstone, and the finest Mogok rubies are more highly valued than equivalent-sized
Journal (issue)
for emeralds, or such as Luc Yen, Mehengue and Mogok for spinel. Gems from different mines have specific...By Vincent Pardieu uring the 19th century, the region behind the coastal city of Chanthaburi emerged...activity in the region decreased. Thanks to its fishing industry, however, the region remained connected...the 1970s, the major gem-trading center in the region was Hong Kong. Nevertheless, between the 1960s...particularly true for Burma (currently known as Myanmar) that was then the world’s main source for rubies
Catalog/List
Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom... SESSION ONE 72001 Moldavite (2 pieces) Moldau River Valley Czech Republic The material Moldavite is a product...silvery, metallic matrix. The inclusions are a dark, graphite color, and the twotone mixture of lighter and...lunar meteorite was found in the Dhofar Desert region of Oman by noted meteorite hunter Michael Farmer...Millibillillie Meteorite Eucrite-mmict Wiluna District, Western Australia (26° 27’S, 120° 22’E) Fall:
Book
turned, a new adventure awaits.Journey co Bunna's Mogok Scone Tract, where pigeon's-blood rubies are pried...whom no price was too great. Explore the legendary Valley of Serpents, into which pieces of meat were cast...(Brazil) corundum Bibliography-Brazil 300 210 Burma (Myanmar) 10 Judging quality: A connoisseur's guide Burundi...areas 323 Burmese sapphires 323 Other gems from the Mogok area 324 Mining methods 324 Sorring and trading...473 History 474 Luc Yen 474 Quy Chau (Bu Khang District) 475 Other Vietnam corundu.n1 localities 478 Mining
Journal (issue)
Vishnevye Mts. in the Urals, a famous pegmatite region about 100 km south of Ekaterinberg, were purchased...exploration potential that exists in the surrounding region. Historical background Archaeologically, nephrite...nephrite jade production in the Jordanow Slaski district appears to have commenced in Neolithic times. Indeed...of the regional geology of the [ordaruno Slaski district. J. Gemm., 2001, 27, 8, 461¡470 western Europe...references to nephrite jade in the Jordanow Slaski district may be discerned in various 18th-century manuscripts
Book
Regional Metamorphism: 87 The Ruby Deposits of Mogok, Burma 7. Gemstones Formed by High-Pressure Regional...parent rocks; or secondary as alluvial placers in valley floors, river gravels, or the sand of oceanic shelvespresents...metamorphism examines the famous ruby deposits of Mogok, Burma. This is an admittedly controversial chapter...chapter, since many textbooks state that Mogok is of "contact" metamorphic origin. No such evidence has...Araguaia regions of Mato Grosso, and the Gibue's district in Piaui. Placer diamonds are also found in several
Book
Regional Metamorphism: 87 The Ruby Deposits of Mogok, Burma 7. Gemstones Formed by High-Pressure Regional...parent rocks; or secondary as alluvial placers in valley floors, river gravels, or the sand of oceanic shelvespresents...metamorphism examines the famous ruby deposits of Mogok, Burma. This is an admittedly controversial chapter...chapter, since many textbooks state that Mogok is of "contact" metamorphic origin. No such evidence has...Araguaia regions of Mato Grosso, and the Gibue's district in Piaui. Placer diamonds are also found in several
Journal (issue)
24 Poudretteite: A Rare Gem Species from the Mogok Valley Christopher P. Smith, George Bosshart, Stefan...in a variety of areas, with the 1963 film “Mogok, the Valley of Rubies” and books such as Internal World...reveals a euhedral apatite crystal in a ruby from Mogok (magnified 50×). The central image shows an accumulation...by the fern-like pattern in an opal from Virgin Valley, Nevada, that is shown in figure 31. In one orientation...left, the fern-like pattern in an opal from Virgin Valley, Nevada, is dark while the main body of the opal
Journal (issue)
grossular from Tanzania • An unusual blister pearl • Myanmar report • Phenakite from Nigeria • Update on rubies...for rubies and sapphires from localities such as Myanmar and Madagascar. G em corundum—ruby and sapphire—has...Australia, Sri Lanka, and (in the 1990s) Mong Hsu, Myanmar, to produce attractive blue and pink sap- See...continued mining at historic localities such as Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. In more recent years...number of countries have enacted sanctions against Myanmar, historically the world’s most important source
 
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