Letpadaung ore body, S & K Mine (Monywa Mine), Salingyi Township, Yinmabin District, Sagaing Region, Myanmari
Regional Level Types | |
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Letpadaung ore body | Ore Body |
S & K Mine (Monywa Mine) | Mine |
Salingyi Township | Township |
Yinmabin District | District |
Sagaing Region | Region |
Myanmar | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 4' 44'' North , 95° 5' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Monywa | 182,011 (2016) | 6.2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burma
Ore-bearing episodic hydrothermal brecciation with hypogene and supergene enrichment.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Reference: http://www.infomine.com/companies-properties/infodbweb/ChargePropertySummary.asp?SearchID=25738; Mitchell, A. H. G., Myint, W., Lynn, K., Htay, M. T., Oo, M., & Zaw, T. (2008). The Monywa copper deposits, Myanmar: Chalcocite-covellite veins and breccia dykes in a late Miocene epithermal system. In Proceedings of the International Symposia on Geoscience Resources and Environments of Asian Terranes (GREAT 2008), 4th IGCP526 and 5th APSEG, Bangkok, Thailand (pp. 219-222). |
β Covellite Formula: CuS Reference: Rocks & Minerals 81:296-300; Mitchell, A. H. G., Myint, W., Lynn, K., Htay, M. T., Oo, M., & Zaw, T. (2008). The Monywa copper deposits, Myanmar: Chalcocite-covellite veins and breccia dykes in a late Miocene epithermal system. In Proceedings of the International Symposia on Geoscience Resources and Environments of Asian Terranes (GREAT 2008), 4th IGCP526 and 5th APSEG, Bangkok, Thailand (pp. 219-222). |
β Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 Reference: Mitchell, A. H. G., Myint, W., Lynn, K., Htay, M. T., Oo, M., & Zaw, T. (2008). The Monywa copper deposits, Myanmar: Chalcocite-covellite veins and breccia dykes in a late Miocene epithermal system. In Proceedings of the International Symposia on Geoscience Resources and Environments of Asian Terranes (GREAT 2008), 4th IGCP526 and 5th APSEG, Bangkok, Thailand (pp. 219-222). |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: http://www.infomine.com/companies-properties/infodbweb/ChargePropertySummary.asp?SearchID=25738; Mitchell, A. H. G., Myint, W., Lynn, K., Htay, M. T., Oo, M., & Zaw, T. (2008). The Monywa copper deposits, Myanmar: Chalcocite-covellite veins and breccia dykes in a late Miocene epithermal system. In Proceedings of the International Symposia on Geoscience Resources and Environments of Asian Terranes (GREAT 2008), 4th IGCP526 and 5th APSEG, Bangkok, Thailand (pp. 219-222). |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | |||
β | Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
β | Digenite | 2.4.7.3 | Cu9S5 |
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
β | Covellite | 2.8.12.1 | CuS |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
β | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Mitchell, A.H.G., Win Myint, Kyi Lynn, Myint Thein Htay, Maw Oo, and Thein Zaw (2011) Geology of the High Sulfidation Copper Deposits, Monywa Mine, Monywa. Resour. Geol., 61, 1-29.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate
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