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Corundum from
Shwe-pyi-aye, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar


Classification
Species:Corundum
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corundum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shwe-pyi-aye, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1008398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1008398:7
GUID (UUID V4):698ed17e-e414-4e94-917c-2e4d64f93dd7
Nearest other occurrences of Corundum
0.5km (0.3 miles) Mine No. 666, Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
0.9km (0.5 miles) Ye-bauk-thar-yar (Ye-bauk-thayar), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.0km (0.6 miles) Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.1km (0.7 miles) Yebu (Hot Water), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.2km (0.7 miles) Lin-yaung-chi (Bright Light Rays), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.3km (0.8 miles) Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.7km (1.1 miles) Shwe-daing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.8km (1.1 miles) Ha-pha-lar-sho, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.8km (1.1 miles) Mintada (King's Bridge), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.1km (1.3 miles) Yebu-thapanbin-kyar (Thabapin), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Corporate Document
Yangon - Mandala_y - Mogok - Mandalay - Yangon Panoramic view of Mogok Valley (view from Chanthargyi...Chanthargyi Pagoda, 2016) Mogok Valley in 2000 (photo: Khin Maung Win) Mogok Valley in 1900 (photo: Khin Maung...pride of Myanmar due to its wealth of the world's finest gemstones, Mogok i located in a valley nestled...nestled betvveen mountains about 200 km northeast of Mandalay. The area has been famous for its presence of...and used to be located in Shan State prior to Myanmar gaining independence from British colonial rule
Thesis/Dissertation
Geology and Gems of Mogok Area, Pyin Oo Lwin District, Mandalay Region 1 Tin Zaw Oo and 2 Nwe Ni Win ... Abstract Mogok area is situated about 200 km north of Mandalay and 148 km northeast of Shwebo. The study...96˚10'-96˚45' E longitude. Mogok can be easily accessed by car in 5-6 hours drive from Mandalay, depending on the...conditions. Geologically, the Mogok gems mining area is situated within the Mogok Metamorphic Belt (MMB). The...peridotite-dunite, as well as pegmatite dykes. Mogok gems are born in metamorphic, igneous and in skarn-contact
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...pigeon’s-blood-coloured ruby from the Mogok Stone Tract in Mandalay Division, the Mong Hsu ruby deposit...purposes of description the gemstone deposits in Myanmar are classified into: (1) primary hard-rock deposits...Examples of the primary-type gems are ruby in marble (Mogok, Mong Hsu and Sagyin), sapphire in syenite pegmatite
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...relation to the gemstone production in the area of Mogok and goes further in that it relates the information
Journal (issue)
Challengers Status of Ruby and Sapphire Mining in the Mogok Stone Tract Robert E. Kane and Robert C. Kammerling...exciting of all ruby sources, the Mogok Stone Tract of Burma (now Myanmar), has been off-limitsto Westerners...activities they observed in the course of two visits to Mogok, and provide a fascinating update on this locality...some of the superb material that has emerged from Mogok in recent years. The necklace contains a total of...simultaneously points to the garnet's cradle in the Umba Valley of Tanzania. Tsavorite is orthographically completely
Journal (issue)
MOGOK! L L The Mineralogical Record JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2022 • VOLUME 53 • NUMBER 1 • $25 KRISTALLE...Articles History, Mines and Minerals of the Mogok Stone Tract, Mandalay Division, Burma ....................... COVER: RUBY CORUNDUM in marble matrix, 13 cm (685 grams), nicknamed “The King of Mogok” and more recently...recently the “King of Freedom,” from Mogok, Burma. Federico Barlocher collection and photo. Subscription... History, Mines and Minerals of The Mogok Stone Tract Mandalay Division, Burma Thomas P. Moore1 Mark
Journal (issue)
Understanding the Geology of Diamonds Sapphire from Mogok, Myanmar Gemstone Mining in Vietnam Winter 2013 VOLUME... 223 Blue Sapphires from the Baw Mar Mine in Mogok Hpone-Phyo Kan-Nyunt, Stefanos Karampelas, Klemens...emergence of the Luc Yen area as a producer of corundum, spinel, tourmaline, and other colored stones...on blue sapphires from the Baw Mar area in Mogok, Myanmar; an update on gemstone mining in Luc Yen, Vietnam;...pressures. Thus, diamond can potentially form in any region of the earth where the depth of the crust or the
Journal (issue)
That Made Famous the Word "Ruby" The Spinels of Mogok – A Brief Overview Spinels from Sri Lanka 54 The...million and China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) with US$30.8 million, said the ministry's...ancient Kingdom of Balascia, related to Badakhshan, a region spanning parts of present-day Afghanistan and Tajikistan...carbuncles, corresponding to the three hues: ruby from Myanmar, red spinel from Badakshan and red garnet (Hernault...significant primary deposits are found in Tajikistan, Myanmar, Vietnam and Tanzania (Yavorskyy and Hughes, 2010;
 
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