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Albite from
Phenakite Mine, Khetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village), Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phenakiteⓘ6 photos of Albite associated with Phenakite at this locality.
Smoky Quartzⓘ3 photos of Albite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality.
Quartzⓘ2 photos of Albite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Tusioniteⓘ2 photos of Albite associated with Tusionite at this locality.
Columbite-(Mn)ⓘ1 photo of Albite associated with Columbite-(Mn) at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Phenakite Mine, Khetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village), Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:940318
Long-form Identifier:1:3:940318:5
GUID (UUID V4):9374a43e-c1ca-4cea-8d0e-e090cf12d37e
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘLe-U-le-taw, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘOhngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘBawmar (Baw Mar mine), Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘSakangyi pegmatites, Sakangyi (Sakhan-gyi), Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from elbaite pegmatites at Molo near Momeik, northern Shan State, Myanmar Milan Novák, Jiří Sejkora...peridotite at Khetchel village, Molo quarter near Momeik Township, northeast of Mogok, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)...(aquamarine, morganite), petalite, phenakite, quartz, saccharoidal albite, adularia, hambergite and cookeite(...microprobe, substitutions, elbaite pegmatite, Molo, Myanmar Introduction Bismuth-dominant minerals of the...pegmatites at Khetchel village, Molo quarter near Momeik Township, northeast of Mogok, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)
Report (chapter)
deposits of Myanmar KYAW THU1* & KHIN ZAW2 1 Macle Gem Trade Laboratory, Yangon, Myanmar 2 CODES ARC...briefly the origins of the major gem deposits in Myanmar. Myanmar is fortunate in containing world-class gem...Hsu ruby deposit in Shan State and imperial coloured jadeite jade from Kachin State (Fig. 23.1). For the...purposes of description the gemstone deposits in Myanmar are classified into: (1) primary hard-rock deposits...quartz, etc. in pegmatite (Mogok, Mong Hsu and Momeik) and kyanite in quartzite (Moehnyin). Rare gemstones
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University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Phenakite Downloaded by [University of Tennessee, Knoxville]...rarer topaz, garnet, and phenakite specimens. Perhaps America’s best-known phenakite occurrence, and certainly...in the recent book American Mineral Treasures. Phenakite from this exceptional locality has been chosen...mineral in this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice. Phenakite varies from colorless through yellow, pink, and...localities, and, when colorless, phenakite can resemble quartz. Phenakite exhibits a Mohs hardness of 7
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Y3Ăž2Mn2Ăž4Fe2Ăž[Si2B8O24], a new mineral from Momeik, Myanmar ROSA MICAELA DANISI1,*, THOMAS ARMBRUSTER1...region of Momeik, north of Mogok, Myanmar, occurs as yellow needles enclosed in phenakite crystals. The...borosilicate; Momeik; Myanmar. Introduction The region of Momeik, north-central Myanmar, is located in...MMB extends over 1500 km stretching N-S through Myanmar. It is approximately 50 km wide and consists of...inclusions in one of about a dozen cm-size idiomorphic phenakite crystals, which he purchased in the Mogok gem
Journal (issue)
Washington (for quartz and pyrite) and the Rock Candy mine in British Columbia (for fluorite and barite). Income...copper and iron prospects in the Red Beds of the state. His collecting skills improved greatly after meeting...school, this time as a geology major, first at Adams State College in Colorado and then later in a Master’s...locations, including the Little Gem amethyst scepter mine in Montana, the Fluorita Dulcita prospect in Arizona...Lode, the California Mother Lode and the Homestake mine. Every known type of miner’s candlestick is illustrated
Report (issue)
c = 12.8252(5) Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Momeik, Myanmar. 3.05 (100), 2.64 (67), 2.54 (60), 4.63 (52)...62 0.53 1.78 0.33 2.85 0.38 0.33 99.56 (1) Momeik, Myanmar; laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass...44Be0.31O24. Occurrence: As inclusions in gemmy phenakite crystals from pockets in granitic pegmatite. Association:...columbite-(Mn), albite, fluorapatite, lazulite. Distribution: From Khetchel, Molo area, Momeik, north of Mogok...Mogok, Myanmar. Name: Honors mineralogist and gemologist Adolf Peretti (b. 1957), mineralogist and Head
Catalog/List
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Session...5:00 PM ET LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Thursday...MINERALS COLLECTION, AUCTION 1 The Session One MYANMAR (BURMA) For many years, Burma, as it was then...ground. Of the country’s localities for Tourmaline, Momeik stands out for producing the instantly recognizable...reasonably stable. The list of other minerals found in Myanmar is too extensive to recite here, and the list of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Jonas pegmatite, in the Conselheiro Pena district of Brazil, contained a single 2 × 2.5 × 3 m cavity...spodumene, and tourmaline (FIGS . 2, 5). The Himalaya Mine in Mesa Grande, California, USA (Fisher 2002) has...b-w NYF & LCT Petalite c Pezzottaite r Phenakite c, y NYF > LCT Amethyst pr NYF & LCT Citrine...cavity with 20 cm spodumene crystal, Ocean View mine, San Diego County, PHOTO B RENDAN L AURS ; miarolitic...EBPP, pegmatites located in the Conselheiro Pena district (Pedrosa-Soares et al. 2011) include the Jonas
Journal (issue)
1994 Cover Picture Ruby crystals from Mong Hsu, Myanmar (Burma): the terminated crystal (9mm high) is not...an oxidizing atmosphere for seven hours (see 'Myanmar and its gems - an update' p.3) Upper photo by Shane...Fax: 071 404 8843 J. Gemm., 1994, 24, 1 3 Myanmar* and its gems - an update Robert C. Kammerling1...Canada Fig. 1. The Kingdoms of Pagan in central Myanmar go back almost to the beginning of the Christian...gained on other important producing areas within Myanmar during several visits to the country by the majority
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.................................... 17 DAOPING MINE Guanghua Liu and Berthold Ottens .................crystal, 2.1 cm, from the Dadongla (Yunchangping) mine near Tongren, Guizhou Province, China. Marcus Budil...Xikuangshan, the site of the world’s largest stibnite mine. Berthold Ottens is a German dealer and author of...collectors. Unlike in Russia, with its massive state-owned mining operations, mining in China is still...today, near the ancient mine workings, there is a large open-pit copper mine which provides small calcite
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Reveals Largest Violet Diamond Recovered from Argyle Mine Gemology 32 18 21 26 Harvard Mineral Heritage...provenance of colored gemstones all the way to the mine that produce the stone. The vertically integrated...possible tied to transparency and provenance. from mine to market is being developed strongly. As a result...branding strategies are increasingly being related to mine sites, local towns or geographical areas. There...colored gemstone industry in traceability of gems from mine to market. ICA President Benjamin Hackman and thenAGTA
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Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...ONTARIO Bentley Lake Road occurrence, Faraday Township, Hastings County. In fall 1994, Dan and Shelley...Springfield show ( 1995: 582). Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's...property of, the old Madawaska uranium mine (called the Faraday mine before 1964). The mineral assemblage...Cowgill, 1977). LATINAMERICA BRAZIL Jacupiranga mine, Sao Paulo. Among the crystallized minerals in the
Report (issue)
crystal weighed 455 kilograms. 2m: The Queen Anne mine in Zimbabwe has produced crystals up to 2 meters...near Sabsar, on the Gilgit to Skardu Road, Skardu district, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Collection Ty Lawrence;...pegmatites, beryl is associated with quartz, microcline, albite, muscovite, biotite, ferrocolumbite, and phosphates...and quartz; 15 cm from the Shigar Valley, Skardu district, Northern Areas, Pakistan Because it is associated...A pH of 4-5 produces bertrandite, euclase, or phenakite. A near neutral pH~7 will produce bertrandite
Journal (issue)
Nhung Although not as well known as the Luc Yen district, this area is an important source of ruby and...Color-change garnet from Tanzania • Colorless gems from Myanmar • Nuummite from Mauritania • Blue opal from Mexico...Arizona). The 4.3-cm-tall peridot crystal from Myanmar is courtesy of William Larson (Palagems.com, Fallbrook...years, Vietnam’s Yen Bai Province, and the Luc Yen District in particular, have been widely known for producing...Road River or lake Province Pr ovince boundary District boundary are located on the east side of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Even the common minerals of microcline, bladed albite, and smoky quartz are enhanced by a purple or green...topaz, amazonite, phenakite Pikes Peak Granite NYF Miarolitic topaz, amazonite, phenakite References Muntyan...Mount Antero Granite NYF Miarolitic beryl, phenakite, bertrandite Jacobson (1993); Switzer (1939a...in the Idaho batholith NYF Miarolitic beryl, phenakite, bertrandite Menzies and Boggs (1993); Van Laer...Holt (1990) 6 Santa Teresa Mountains, Aravaipa district, Graham County, AZ, USA Santa Teresa Mountains
Report (issue)
America Photo Credits Cover: Topaz, 3.5 cm tall Capao Mine, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil Max and Jon Sigerman...Occurrence MIKE MENZIES 22. Topaz from Utah's Maynard Mine RYAN BOWLING 26. Volodarsk-Volynski PETER LYCKBERG...DUDLEY BLAUWET 58. Zimbabwe Blue Topaz: St. Anne's Mine JAN KANIS 60. Brazil: The Land of Topaz DIETMAR... Topaz and Associates Above: Topaz, schorl, and albite, 7.8 cm tall; Shigar Valley Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan;...Top left: Topaz and bixbyite, 1.8 cm tall; Maynard Mine, Thomas Range, Utah; Utah Mineral and Fossil specimen
Journal (issue)
Africa|Green prase opal from Tanzania|Trapiche ruby from Myanmar|Sapphires from Kenya|Shattuckite and bisbeeite...tourmaline from Mozambique|Tourmaline slices from Myanmar|Wurtzite from Tanzania|Star zircon| Amber processing...consumers who shop in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter is available for free download from the National...5741/gems.21.4.205. Green Prase Opal from the Kondoa District, Tanzania A historically important deposit of...started in early 2014 near Kwa Mtoro village in the Kondoa District; this is also in the Dodoma region
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Figure 1. The entrance and arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo...& MINERALS lthough New Hampshire, the Granite State, is one of our smaller states, with an area of just...igneous and metamorphic rocks that underlie the state, even though these rocks are partially blanketed...fluorapatite (blue-green), and orthoclase (road cut, village bypass), epidote, garnet, muscovite. Gilford area:... 3 miles NW of junction of U.S. Highway 15 and State Highway 153 in Conway, miarolitic cavities in decayed
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SOUTHEASTERN CHINA Can RAO, Ru Cheng WANG§ and Huan HU State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School...type consists primarily of Be silicates (beryl + phenakite) in the outer zones (zones I–II), which likely...interstitial to saccharoidal albite in zone II. This type shows a general sequence: phenakite ! hydroxylherderite...of pegmatite crystallization. Keywords: beryl, phenakite, hydroxylherderite, beryllium, Nanping No. 31...magmatic Be phases in two P-rich topaz–lepidolite albite granites located in Beauvoir, France (Charoy 1999)
Journal (issue)
the Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Top right: Benitoite, 2 cm, from the Benitoite Gem mine, California...N‘Chwaning I mine, Kuruman, South Africa. Bottom right: Mimetite, 2.7 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia....Record: (1) Stephanite, Husky mine, Canada. (2) Wulfenite, Rowley mine, Arizona. (3) Diaspore twin, Pinarcik...Adelaide mine, Tasmania. (5) Andradite, Antetezambato, Madagascar. (6) Calcite, Mashamba West mine, Congo...Afghanistan. (8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite, N’Chwaning II mine, South Africa. v This special
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W00dman Vandall T. King Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey Natural Resources...Commissioner, Maine Department of Conservation, 22 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333; Telephone (207)...(Mitchell, 1987). The "cleavelandite" variety of albite feldspar, which was named after him, can be found...Hart (Maine State Museum), Ronald Holden, Jr. (Holden Brothers Mining), Gary Hoyle (Maine State Museum),...interesting types of mineral localities also occur in the state. This book will provide you with information on
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Actinolite Actinolite Vyuntspakhk Crimea Sarbaiskii mine Sarbay deposit, Rudnyi Sarbay deposit, Rudnyi Sarbay...quarry Stephanitovaya vein, Sarbay quarry Sarbaiskii mine Stephanitovaya vein, Sarbay quarry Sarbay deposit...Khani River Komatiitovyi stream Kurzhunkul'skii mine Maidantai North Urals Pervomaiskii quarry Pogdornoye...Kazakhstan Pskem River, Uzbekistan Russia Trudolyubovka Village, Crimea Subpolar Urals (East slope), Russia Subpolar...Yubileinaya lode Kukisvumchorr Mt. Khibiny Kirovsky mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt. Kukisvumchorr Mt. Putelichorr
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ARTICLES p. 300 292 Blue Sapphires from Mogok, Myanmar: A Gemological Review Wasura Soonthorntantikul...Characterization of Peridot from Pyaung-Gaung in Mogok, Myanmar Montira Seneewong-Na-Ayutthaya, Wassana Chongraktrakul...sales of pink and blue diamonds from the Argyle mine • Chalcedony-epoxy composite imitation of “candy...sapphire and peridot from the Mogok region of Myanmar. The peridot crystal and cut gem on the cover are...from the Pyaung-Gaung area in the Mogok township of Myanmar. This location is an essential source of
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occurrence in Canada, the Muzo mine in Colombia, the Mohmand district in Pakistan, and Norway. Beryl...network and characterized by the development of albite, muscovite, biotite, tourmaline, and pyrite. Fluid...to 0.02% were of gem-quality. 89 Since then the mine has been re-opened and closed several times (Walton...Australia's most productive emerald district is a 10 km2 area around the village of Poona in Western Australia...have also been recovered from the Wodgina tantalum mine in Western Australia (Schwarz, 1991). 5.3. Austria
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if the copper was in the +1 state it would be “cuproan,” and in the +2 state the adjective would be “cuprian...would be incorrect, indicating instead a +3 valence state. The “-oan” suffix applies to the lowest of the...often erroneously represent the valence state or oxidation state of the element in question—not surprising...can be further modified with valence or oxidation state if necessary, such as “Fe2+rich.” Specifically to...deserved some extra help. Bill graduated from Kansas State University in 1953, with a degree in Geology. He
 
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