Auk-inbyae (Lower Open-Pit), Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmari
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Auk-inbyae (Lower Open-Pit) | - not defined - |
| Kyauk-Pyat-That | - not defined - |
| Mogok Township | Township |
| Pyin-Oo-Lwin District | District |
| Mandalay Region | Region |
| Myanmar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° North , 96° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
243781
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:243781:4
GUID (UUID V4):
d53a99ac-daa1-4a02-a0d2-caf84e19b0d8
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burma
The mining sites are situated at the edge of the Yadanar-kaday-kadar mine facing the Kabaing valley. In the mid-1990s the gems concessions were worked intensively and produced transparent rubies and sapphires of faceting grade. Star rubies and star blue sapphires of all qualities and sizes were often found. In 1993 a 50-carat silky ruby was the most valuable gem found in this mine. Low quality, silky, translucent to opaque, cabochon-grade rubies and blue sapphires are frequently recovered, some of them up to 300 grams.
Blue-pink parti-colored opaque sapphires are found. Color-shift sapphires are frequently encountered that appear blue in daylight and pink by incandescent light, but true color-change sapphires are never found. Most of these sapphires are of low to medium quality, opaque to semi-translucent, most suitable for cutting into cabochons. Few gems are transparent enough to be faceted, most of these small in size (less than 2-3 ct). Some of the zircons are large and of high quality.
These gems are recovered in a small-scale open-pits, using pulsating jigs. In 1999 there were 5 joint ventures mining ruby and sapphire from the alluvium. In 2002 the mine was closed. - Ted Themelis (2008) Gems and Mines of Mogok.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| β Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 |
| β Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 |
| β Corundum var. Star Ruby Formula: Al2O3 |
| β Corundum var. Star Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 Colour: Blue |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | var. Star Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | var. Star Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| 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 Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Corundum var. Star Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| O | β Corundum var. Star Ruby | Al2O3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| 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 Corundum var. Star Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| Al | β Corundum var. Star Ruby | Al2O3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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