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Sapphire from
Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Corundum var: Sapphire
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sapphire data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1306332
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1306332:8
GUID (UUID V4):6f151201-6f32-4eed-bb69-b71537073b59
Localities for Sapphire in this Region
Dattaw-pyant & Dattaw-chaung, Dattaw-taung (Dattaw hill), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Ha-pha-lar-sho, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Lay-bin-sin, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Le-U-thet-kachan, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Lin-yaung-chi (Bright Light Rays), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Mintada (King's Bridge), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Myaw-pyet, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Nga-yant-inn (old Pan-sho; Padan-sho), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Ohn-bin-ywe-htwet (Coconut Tree mine), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Shon-ban-gyi, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Shon-daw-myaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Shwe-pyi-aye, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Ye-bauk-thar-yar (Ye-bauk-thayar), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Yebu (Hot Water), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Yebu-kalar-gon, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Yebu-thapanbin-kyar (Thabapin), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Nearest other occurrences of Sapphire
1.0km (0.6 miles) Shwe-pyi-aye, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.4km (0.9 miles) Lin-yaung-chi (Bright Light Rays), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.9km (1.2 miles) Ye-bauk-thar-yar (Ye-bauk-thayar), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.9km (1.2 miles) Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.0km (1.3 miles) Yebu (Hot Water), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.2km (1.3 miles) Mintada (King's Bridge), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.2km (1.4 miles) Shon-ban-gyi, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.3km (1.4 miles) Ha-pha-lar-sho, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.3km (1.5 miles) Nga-yant-inn (old Pan-sho; Padan-sho), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
3.1km (1.9 miles) Yebu-thapanbin-kyar (Thabapin), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Luminescence Characteristics of Taaffeites from Mogok, Myanmar Bihan Lin 1 , Xingtong Li 1 , Longbo Zhang...Luminescence Characteristics of Taaffeites from Mogok, Myanmar. Minerals 2023, 13, 346. https:// doi.org/10...China, and Mogok, Myanmar. In this study, thirty-two taaffeite samples from Mogok, Myanmar, were investigated...showed that peaks at 686 nm and 690 nm (in the red region) were strong. For the samples with green and blue-white...464 nm (in the blue region) were strong, peaks at 507–515 nm (in the green region) were relatively weak
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 .......................nicknamed “The King of Mogok” and more recently the “King of Freedom,” from Mogok, Burma. Federico Barlocher... History, Mines and Minerals of The Mogok Stone Tract Mandalay Division, Burma Thomas P. Moore1 Mark...Mark Mauthner2 Wendell Wilson3 Mogok has been famous for over two thousand years as the source of the world’s
Report (chapter)
evolution of the Mogok Metamorphic and Jade Mines belts and ophiolitic terranes of Burma (Myanmar) M. P. SEARLE1*...Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Myanmar 6 Department of Geology, University of Mandalay, Mandalay, Myanmar *Correspondence:...*Correspondence: mikes@earth.ox.ac.uk The Mogok Metamorphic Belt is a north–south-aligned belt of mainly...and granites that extends the length of Burma (Myanmar) along the western margin of the Sibumasu block...(Namche Barwa) Syntaxis (Figs 12.1 & 12.2). The Mogok metamorphic rocks host some of the world’s finest
Journal (issue)
Multi-colour-temperature lamp|PL-Inspector|AGTA report on Myanmar|ASEAN Gem & Jewelry Review|Atypical pearl culturing...Illinois, USA| Colourless forsterite from Vietnam|Sapphire from Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar| Colour-change...Laurent E. Cartier 430 Large 12-Rayed Black Star Sapphire from Sri Lanka with Asterism Caused by Ilmenite...Entremont and Jean-Pierre Gauthier 436 Excursions Mogok, Myanmar: November 2016 444 Conferences AGA Tucson|GIT|Jewelry...on Myanmar Gem Sector In October 2016, the American Gem Trade Association led a visit to Myanmar that
Journal (issue)
0. 2 1 , F E B RUA RY 20 14 SSEF AT AUCTIONS / MOGOK EXPEDITION / NEW ASDI DIAMOND MACHINE DNA IN PEARLS...photo  Trader showing ruby in marble matrix at the Mogok gem market. Photo © M.S. Krzemnicki, SSEF facette...news Insurance Policy CIBJO - LMHC Expedition to Mogok Dr. Krzemnicki and University of Basel IGC conference...Didy rubies Spessartine garnets from Nigeria and Mogok Pipi pearls from the Pacific Vanadium chrysoberyl...Richelieu Sapphires, a pair of rare and magnificent sapphire and diamond ear pendants containing two Kashmir
Journal (issue)
yellow-brown diamonds containing synthetics | Visit to Mogok, Myanmar 20 Learning Opportunities By A. Mottana ...at the home of a mine owner in Mogok, Myanmar. Two field reports on Mogok appear in the Excursions section...Media 84 Literature of Interest Two trips to Mogok, Myanmar, in December 2013 Some Unusual Structures... GIT Exploring Ruby and Sapphire Deposits of the Mogok Stone Tract, Myanmar, describes a June 2013 expedition...expedition to visit ruby, sapphire, peridot and spinel mines in this important gem-producing area. 2.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mines of Mogok TONY WALTHAM The world’s finest rubies all come from the metamorphic rocks of Mogok, in Myanmar...the ground. Right there among them is Mogok, the town and the valley that produces nearly all the world’s...world’s gemquality rubies. That Mogok may be less widely known is due to its location; it lies tucked away...heart of Myanmar, the nation that used to be known as Burma (Fig. 1). It is unfortunate that Mogok’s rubies...Burma (the lowlands of the Ayeyarwady basin) took Mogok from the Shan rulers (who controlled the highlands)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Article ~25 Ma Ruby Mineralization in the Mogok Stone Tract, Myanmar: New Evidence from SIMS U–Pb Dating of...K. ~25 Ma Ruby Mineralization in the Mogok Stone Tract, Myanmar: New Evidence from SIMS U–Pb Dating of...100101, China Myanmar Geosciences Society, Hlaing University Campus, Yangon 11041, Myanmar; kyaingsein@gmail...comes from marbles of the Mogok Stone Tract in central Myanmar. Although Mogok ruby has been exploited...marbles obtained from an outcrop in the Mogok Stone Tract, central Myanmar. Petrographic observations have shown
Journal (issue)
GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA Burmese Sapphire and Peridot from Mogok History of Emerald Mining at Habachtal...No. 4 EDITORIAL 291 Burmese Blue Sapphire and Peridot from Mogok and a History of Emerald Mining in...FEATURE ARTICLES p. 300 292 Blue Sapphires from Mogok, Myanmar: A Gemological Review Wasura Soonthorntantikul...gemological analysis of blue Burmese sapphires from Mogok, based on a series of field expeditions over the...Characterization of Peridot from Pyaung-Gaung in Mogok, Myanmar Montira Seneewong-Na-Ayutthaya, Wassana Chongraktrakul
Journal (issue)
"Perfect" Challengers Status of Ruby and Sapphire Mining in the Mogok Stone Tract Robert E. Kane and Robert...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
Book (volume)
ic0000burm • B URMA GAZETTEER RUBY MINES DISTRICT VOLUME A (Reprint) COM PILED BY E. C. S. GEORGE...Pegu District. 10. U Lu GALE, GOVERNMENT LAW BooK AGENT, 34th Road, Nyaungzindan Quarter, Mandalay. 11...STATIONERY SUPPLY House., North Godown, Zegyo, Mandalay. 12. KNOWLEDGE BooK HousE, 130, Bogyoke Street...MyothuJ?"yiship-Wapyudaung K ayaing-History of the Mogok Subdivision prior to annexation-Archaeology-Inscriptions...OF COMMUNICATION Waterways-Roads-Rest-houses-District Fund rest-houses -Forest bungalows-The Shweli-Transport
Journal (issue)
Mining Record-breaking Discovery of Ruby and Sapphire at the Didy Mine in Madagascar: Investigating...reports, the ruby was mined in the Mogok Valley, in what is today Myanmar, with the ring featuring the classic...has been created by American firm, The Natural Sapphire Company, and is set with 2,830 natural blue sapphires...from 38 rubies weighing 2.28 carats, with a green sapphire shaped as a leaf. The case can be customized with...on fair trade practices and sustainability. The sapphire and ruby-set iPhone 5. 12 InColor Fall/Winter
Book
Marble-Hosted Gem-Quality Ruby and SpinelfromMogok,Myanmar Reprinted from: Minerals 2020, 10, 195, doi:10...Determination of the Geographic Origin of Ruby and Sapphire Using an Expanded Trace Element Suite Plus Sr–Pb...OpaqueSulfideInclusionsinRubiesfromMogok,Myanmarand Montepuez,Mozambique Reprinted from:... Hobart. He has a BSc from Yangon University, Myanmar, in 1968, an FGA Diploma (Fellowships of Gemmological...Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar and Malaysia), and has published a high number
Journal (issue)
for “Jedi” Spinels in Mogok Vincent Pardieu Documents a series of visits to Myanmar in search of exceptionally...Mexican opal • Natural-color tanzanite and yellow sapphire • Red beryl • Stone and fossil photography • Gem-quality...jade” • Tenebrescent irradiated scapolite • Yellow sapphire filled with lead glass 94 The Dr. Edward J....field report. Titled “Hunting for ‘Jedi’ Spinels in Mogok,” it details GIA field gemologist Vincent Pardieu’s...for bright “neon” red spinel in Myanmar’s fabled “Valley of Rubies.” In our fourth and final article, we
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
An Phu and Cong Troi in Vietnam, and Namya from Myanmar; and (3) between 19.0 and 24.2% for spinels from...and Ipanko in Tanzania, Pamreso in Kenya, Mogok in Myanmar, and An Phu in Vietnam. The variation in the...Alluvial spinels around 8 mm across from the Mogok valley. Photographs (A–B, F): G. Giuliani/IRD; (C–D):...to the three hues respectively, for ruby from Myanmar, red spinel from Badakshan, and red garnet (Hernault...significant primary deposits are found in Tajikistan, Myanmar, Vietnam (Fig. 1A), and Tanzania (Yavorskyy & Hughes
Catalog/List
ruby. No indications of heating. Origin: Burma (Myanmar) The colour of this ruby may also be called 'pigeon...from the classical ruby mines in the Mogok valley in Burma (Myanmar), well known for its wealth in gems...typical and characteristic for the finest rubies of Mogok. In addition to these qualities, this ruby has been...with those of rubies originating from: Burma (Myanmar) Condition No indications of heating (NTE). ...the ruby and sapphire mining district detailing the Mogok stone tract, the Mogok valley and the surrounding
Report (issue)
or Loos . Marketing .... Future trend .... VII. Sapphire ..... Grades .... Occurrence .... Burma .... Ceylon...precious stones are the Diamond, Corundum (Ruby and Sapphire), and Beryl (Emerald). There are in addition a...their worksmanship is not of a high order. In the Mogok Ruby Mines area all the less costly stones are cut...after showers of rain at Wajra Karur, Anantapur district. There is an igneous pipe or neck, of bluish tuff...Madras. (ii) Mahanadi Valley.—The second group of localities is in the Mahanadi Valley, stones having been
Journal (issue)
536 Geographic Origin Determination of Blue Sapphire Aaron C. Palke, Sudarat Saeseaw, Nathan D. Renfro...Shane F. McClure In some cases, the value of a sapphire depends strongly on its geographic origin. This...details the origin data GIA has collected for blue sapphire and describes its methodology for using the data...left: a 64.45 mm Sri Lankan sapphire crystal, a 24.34 ct Sri Lankan blue sapphire, two cuprian tourmalines...and 45.74 ct), a 16.65 mm pink-purple Sri Lankan sapphire crystal, a 10.90 ct Burmese ruby, and an 11.11
Book
- by richard w. hughes I - ,=: CJ? UBY & SAPPHIRE is a journey into one of mankind's most fascinating...than yawns is always a scarce item. But Ruby & Sapphire is just such a book-a rare combination of face...fun, the pertinent and che peculiar. Open Ruby & Sapphire and you seep into a secret world where, with each...turned, a new adventure awaits.Journey co Bunna's Mogok Scone Tract, where pigeon's-blood rubies are pried...whom no price was too great. Explore the legendary Valley of Serpents, into which pieces of meat were cast
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Opaque Sulfide Inclusions in Rubies from Mogok, Myanmar and Montepuez, Mozambique Wim Vertriest * and...origins seen in the high end market today: Mogok, Myanmar and Montepuez, Mozambique. Using electron probe...as sphalerite and pyrrhotite in Mogok rubies. The paragenesis of Myanmar, marble-related rubies is fairly...compared to the marble-related Myanmar ruby deposits. Keywords: ruby; sulfides; Mogok; Montepuez; gemology; corundum...deposits [2–14]. Marble-related rubies, such as the Myanmar stones, are famous for being extremely fluorescent
Journal (issue)
to the Big Four, i.e. diamond emerald, ruby and sapphire. Recently, though, what were considered new trends...for emeralds, or such as Luc Yen, Mehengue and Mogok for spinel. Gems from different mines have specific...than others. Similar analogies apply to ruby and sapphire. Since material differs in color and appearance...number of remarkable creations, including blue sapphire rings (Burma, Madagascar and Sri Lanka), a Cartier...above estimates of $150,000 to $200,000. Ceylon sapphire (19.10 cts) and circular-cut diamond ring in platinum
Journal (issue)
the province of Minas Gerais which is the main region of Brazil for gemstone production. The town is...Brokers Association of Teofilo Otoni and Araçuaí region; Ana Cristina Sena, the secretary of the association;...corresponding to the three hues known for ruby (from Myanmar, Thailand and Sri Lanka), red spinel (balas, ruby...appetites of the French and English empires for the Mogok ruby mines during the 1880s which resulted in the...of Burma, and the arrival of the Burmese army in Mogok provided serious promotion for ruby, but nothing
Journal (issue)
WINTER 2009 PAGES 235– 312 VOLUME 45 NO. 4 Ruby-Sapphire Review Nanocut Plasma-Etched Diamonds Chrysoprase...__________________ 236 Carat Points 260 pg. 251 Ruby and Sapphire Production and Distribution: A Quarter Century...grossular from Tanzania • An unusual blister pearl • Myanmar report • Phenakite from Nigeria • Update on rubies...worldwide. This sapphire necklace, designed by David Webb, has approximately 700 carats of sapphire beads. The... GEMS & GEMOLOGY WINTER 2009 235 RUBY AND SAPPHIRE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION: A QUARTER CENTURY
 
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