Htin-shu-taung, Bernardmyo, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmari
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Htin-shu-taung | - not defined - |
| Bernardmyo | - not defined - |
| Mogok Township | Township |
| Pyin-Oo-Lwin District | District |
| Mandalay Region | Region |
| Myanmar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 0' 42'' North , 96° 28' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mogok | 90,843 (2016) | 10.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
243265
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:243265:9
GUID (UUID V4):
d73fa1b9-c1e9-4dce-b80f-6652738cb502
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burma
Htin-shu-taung (Oak Hill) area is located East to Northeast of Zalat-taung.
In the past, the Htin-shu-taung area was referred to as "Old Sapphire Mines", mentioned in the 1890s maps produced by Burma Ruby Mines Co. Ltd.
At Htin-shu-taung, mostly dark blue sapphires, and some low-to-medium quality rubies are recovered. These gems are usually fashioned as cabochons and weigh up to five carats, larger sizes are rare. Spinel and schorl are also found in the alluvium. In mid-2005, a peridot pocket was discovered in the peridot/dunite rocks at Htin-shu-taung, where fine quality and large size peridot crystals are mined. - Ted Themelis (2008) Gems & mines of Mogok
Update 2016 (information from local villagers and field observations by Kyaw Khaing Win, Harald Schillhammer and Uwe Kolitsch): Several pegmatite occurrences have been discovered in the area in the past few years. The alluvial deposits also yielded rather large but low quality aquamarine.
Note: The grid reference is centered on Htin-shu Taung village.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β Beryl var. Aquamarine Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| β Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 |
| β Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 |
| β Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| β Forsterite var. Peridot Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| β Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| β | var. Peridot | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| β | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| β | Beryl var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| β | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| O | β Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | β Forsterite var. Peridot | Mg2SiO4 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | β Forsterite var. Peridot | Mg2SiO4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | β Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| Al | β Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | β Forsterite var. Peridot | Mg2SiO4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
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