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Zalatni-Taung-Sho Mine, Gaw-Ra-Khar village, Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmari
Regional Level Types
Zalatni-Taung-Sho MineMine
Gaw-Ra-Khar villageVillage
Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit)- not defined -
Mogok TownshipTownship
Pyin-Oo-Lwin DistrictDistrict
Mandalay RegionRegion
MyanmarCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 58' 10'' North , 96° 34' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mogok90,843 (2016)8.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
253438
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253438:4
GUID (UUID V4):
da41a2f8-6b31-46c5-93dc-4b31894bbb58
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burma


Recently (2013) started mine, mostly using the myaw-dwin method to obtain sapphire, spinel, topaz and goshenite from alluvial deposits.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Beryl var. Goshenite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜var. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜var. Goshenite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Unclassified
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beβ“˜ Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oβ“˜ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alβ“˜ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alβ“˜ Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2

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