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| Species: | Corundum var: Sapphire |
| Formula: | Al2O3 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sapphire data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kyauk-sar-taung, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 805405 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:805405:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 5ed91ad8-9e0a-46f6-a9b2-a6309ab711fb |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sapphire |
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| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘKolan, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘPyaung-pyin-ahnout (Pyaung-pein west), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘMyeme (Black Earth), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘThan-tayar (Hundred Billions), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘPyar-swel-sho (Beehive Gully), Myeme (Black Earth), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| 0.7km (0.5 miles) | ⓘSin-thé-gyant, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘWin-hta-yan (Fence), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| 1.2km (0.8 miles) | ⓘYankin-taung (Safe Hill), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘDan-dagu-taung, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘOhn-bin-Kyatpyin, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
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 | | 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 (U... History, Mines and Minerals of The Mogok Stone Tract Mandalay Division, Burma Thomas P. Moore1 Mark |  | Sutherland, F., Zaw, Khin, Meffre, Sebastien, Yui, Tzen-Fui, Thu, Kyaw (2014) Advances in Trace Element “Fingerprinting” of Gem Corundum, Ruby and Sapphire, Mogok Area, Myanmar. Minerals, 5 (1) 61-79 doi:10.3390/min5010061 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | “Fingerprinting” of Gem Corundum, Ruby and Sapphire, Mogok Area, Myanmar F. Lin Sutherland 1,2,*, Khin Zaw 3...Geology Department, Yangon University, Yangon 11041, Myanmar; E-Mail: macle45@gmail.com * Author to whom correspondence...December 2014 / Published: 30 December 2014 Abstract: Mogok gem corundum samples from twelve localities were...augmented earlier findings on Mogok gem suites that suggested the Mogok tract forms a high vanadium gem...area and also identified rare alluvial ruby and sapphire grains characterised by unusually high silicon |
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