Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Tourmaline var: Rubellite |
Formula: | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Comments: | Mn-bearing |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Quartz | ⓘ23 photos of Rubellite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Schorl | ⓘ17 photos of Rubellite associated with Schorl at this locality. |
Calcite | 8 photos of Rubellite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
Elbaite | ⓘ7 photos of Rubellite associated with Elbaite at this locality. |
Albite | 5 photos of Rubellite associated with Albite at this locality. |
Microcline | 3 photos of Rubellite associated with Microcline at this locality. |
Hambergite | ⓘ3 photos of Rubellite associated with Hambergite at this locality. |
Smoky Quartz | 1 photo of Rubellite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rubellite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Palelni mine ("Kat Chay mine"), Khetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village), Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (83 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 210156 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:210156:9 |
GUID (UUID V4): | d347b7b8-edda-47f9-b87c-7bf67530b03d |
Nearest other occurrences of Rubellite |
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49.5km (30.8 miles) | ⓘPyant Gyi mine (Pyan Gyi), Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
References |
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Ertl, A., Hughes, J. M., Prowatke, S., Ludwig, T., Brandstatter, F., Korner, W., Dyar, M. D. (2007) Tetrahedrally Coordinated Boron in Li-Bearing Olenite from "Mushroom" Tourmaline from Momeik, Myanmar. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (4) 891-899 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.45.4.891 |
Palelni mine, Khetchel village, Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar