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| Species: | Forsterite var: Peridot |
| Formula: | Mg2SiO4 |
| Habit: | peridots may be formed as individual euhedral to subhedral crystals with pinacoid, prism and pyramid faces, as well as in multiple clusters pointing towards the center of the pocket. |
| Colour: | yellowish green to green |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Peridot data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Myasein Taung, Pyaung Gaung, Bernardmyo, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 142421 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:142421:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 8189b915-4683-4ffa-8721-0ce54388a8a9 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Peridot |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘPyaung Gaung, Bernardmyo, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘZalat-taung, Bernardmyo, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘHtin-shu-taung, Bernardmyo, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| 2.2km (1.4 miles) | ⓘLe-taw, Bernardmyo, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘPanlin, Bernardmyo, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| References |
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Shigley, J. E., Laurs, B. M., Janse, A. J. A., Elen, S., & Dirlam, D. M. (2010). Gem Localities of the 2000s. Gems & Gemology, 46(3). |
Myasein Taung, Pyaung Gaung, Bernardmyo, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar