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Gem mines, Bo Phloi, Bo Phloi District, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailandi
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Gem minesGroup of Mines
Bo Phloi- not defined -
Bo Phloi DistrictDistrict
Kanchanaburi ProvinceProvince
ThailandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
14° 19' 28'' North , 99° 30' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
14.32472,99.51583
GeoHash:
G#: w4wc2x9pw
GRN:
N10E68
Type:
Group of Mines
KΓΆppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bo Phloi16,786 (2013)0.1km
Phanom Thuan12,469 (2012)29.2km
Kanchanaburi63,699 (2015)35.8km
Tha Muang26,746 (2012)42.6km
Tha Maka52,907 (2012)54.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
4558
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4558:5
GUID (UUID V4):
e3173ba4-2fc4-4d39-96fd-3809a622a6d0


Mining of alluvial blue sapphire in several open pits.

Blue and yellow sapphire, black spinel, and minor zircon have been mined for over three decades (Khamloet et al., 2014).

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16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Alkali Feldspar'
β“˜ 'Almandine-Pyrope Series'
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
β“˜ Galaxite
Formula: Mn2+Al2O4
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Ilmenite var. Manganese-bearing Ilmenite
Formula: (Fe,Mn)2+TiO3
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Sapphirine
Formula: Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Spinel var. Pleonaste
Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al2O4
β“˜ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜ 'UM1994-06-O:AlCo'
Formula: CoAl2O4
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

(Mg,Fe)Al2O4β“˜ Spinel var. Pleonaste

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Galaxite4.BB.05Mn2+Al2O4
β“˜Hercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
β“˜Spinel
var. Pleonaste		4.BB.05(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
β“˜Ilmenite
var. Manganese-bearing Ilmenite		4.CB.05(Fe,Mn)2+TiO3
β“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜var. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Sapphirine9.DH.45Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
β“˜Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Alkali Feldspar'-
β“˜'Almandine-Pyrope Series'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'UM1994-06-O:AlCo'-CoAl2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ GalaxiteMn2+Al2O4
Oβ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oβ“˜ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Ilmenite var. Manganese-bearing Ilmenite(Fe,Mn)2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ UM1994-06-O:AlCoCoAl2O4
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgβ“˜ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alβ“˜ GalaxiteMn2+Al2O4
Alβ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Alβ“˜ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Alβ“˜ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Alβ“˜ UM1994-06-O:AlCoCoAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Siβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ Ilmenite var. Manganese-bearing Ilmenite(Fe,Mn)2+TiO3
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ GalaxiteMn2+Al2O4
Mnβ“˜ Ilmenite var. Manganese-bearing Ilmenite(Fe,Mn)2+TiO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Feβ“˜ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Feβ“˜ Ilmenite var. Manganese-bearing Ilmenite(Fe,Mn)2+TiO3
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ UM1994-06-O:AlCoCoAl2O4
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Localities in this Region

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References

Choowong, M. (2002) Quaternary geology and sapphire deposits from the BO PHLOI gem field, Kanchanaburi Province, Western Thailand. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 20(2), 119-125.
Srithai, B. (2005, November) Petrography and mineral chemistry of ultramafic xenoliths from Bo Ploi basalt, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Proceedings of the international conference on geology, geotechnology and mineral resources of Indochina (pp. 28-30).
Srithai, B. and Rankin, A. (2006) Geochemistry and genetic significance of melt inclusions in corundum from the Bo Ploi sapphire deposits, Thailand. In Ni Pei and Li Zhaolin. Nanjing: First Meeting Asia Current Research on Fluid Inclusion.
D’Ippolito, V., Andreozzi, G. B., Bosi, F., and HΓ₯lenius, U. (2012) Blue spinel crystals in the MgAl2O4-CoAl2O4 series: Part I. Flux growth and chemical characterization. American Mineralogist, 97(11-12), 1828-1833.
Khamloet, P., Pisutha-Arnond, V., and Sutthirat, S. (2014) Mineral inclusions in sapphire from the basalt-related deposit in Bo Phloi, (Kanchanaburi, western Thailand): indication of their genesis. Geologiya i Geofizika 55, 1374-1391 (in Russian).
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