Gurkha-konzan, Chaung-gyi, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmari
Regional Level Types | |
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Gurkha-konzan | - not defined - |
Chaung-gyi | - not defined - |
Mogok Township | Township |
Pyin-Oo-Lwin District | District |
Mandalay Region | Region |
Myanmar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 57' 50'' North , 96° 29' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mogok | 90,843 (2016) | 5.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
243333
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:243333:5
GUID (UUID V4):
df928e86-c564-42ae-9ee9-83b0e781ce84
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burma
The mining area at Gurkha-konzan (Gurkha settlement) produces mostly blue sapphires. At the mining site various gems are recovered from the alluvium: blue star sapphires, star rubies, yellow and pink sapphires are found; most of these gems weigh under 2 carats and are of varying quality, larger sizes tend to be opaque and of cabochon grade. Other gems found in the same area include spinel, moonstone, quartz, topaz and lapis-lazuli. - Ted Themelis (2008) Gems & mines of Mogok
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 Colour: Blue |
β Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 Colour: Yellow and pink |
β Corundum var. Star Ruby Formula: Al2O3 |
β Corundum var. Star Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 Colour: Blue |
β 'Moonstone' |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
β Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
β | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
β | var. Star Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
β | var. Star Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Moonstone' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
O | β Corundum var. Star Sapphire | Al2O3 |
O | β Corundum var. Star Ruby | Al2O3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | β Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Al | β Corundum var. Star Sapphire | Al2O3 |
Al | β Corundum var. Star Ruby | Al2O3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
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