| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Tourmaline var: Rubellite |
| Formula: | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Comments: | Mn-bearing |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ23 photos of Rubellite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Schorl | ⓘ17 photos of Rubellite associated with Schorl at this locality. |
| Calcite | 8 photos of Rubellite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Elbaite | ⓘ7 photos of Rubellite associated with Elbaite at this locality. |
| Albite | 5 photos of Rubellite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Microcline | 3 photos of Rubellite associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Hambergite | ⓘ3 photos of Rubellite associated with Hambergite at this locality. |
| Smoky Quartz | 1 photo of Rubellite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rubellite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Palelni mine ("Kat Chay mine"), Khetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village), Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (83 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 210156 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:210156:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | d347b7b8-edda-47f9-b87c-7bf67530b03d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Rubellite |
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| 49.5km (30.8 miles) | ⓘPyant Gyi mine (Pyan Gyi), Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| References |
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Ertl, A., Hughes, J. M., Prowatke, S., Ludwig, T., Brandstatter, F., Korner, W., Dyar, M. D. (2007) Tetrahedrally Coordinated Boron in Li-Bearing Olenite from "Mushroom" Tourmaline from Momeik, Myanmar. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (4) 891-899 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.45.4.891 |
Palelni mine, Khetchel village, Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar