Mawchi Mine, Hpasawng Township, Bawlakhe District, Kayah State, Myanmari
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mawchi Mine | Mine |
| Hpasawng Township | Township |
| Bawlakhe District | District |
| Kayah State | State |
| Myanmar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 49' 59'' North , 97° 10' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
192241
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192241:0
GUID (UUID V4):
b343d0db-e8d7-4786-84bd-53a5885d685c
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burma
Historic tin mine.
World-class hydrothermal quartz vein-type tin-tungsten deposit. N-S trending vertical or steeply dipping quartz veins are hosted by both Eocene granite and Carboniferous to Early Permian metasediments.
Located within 40 km to the west of the Thai-Burma border, 250 km NNE of Yangoon (18°50'N, 97°10'E).
In the 1930s, the Mawchi Mine was the most important source of tungsten in the world.
Note on the mineral list: Myint et al. (2018) also mention unspecified Pb-Bi sulfosalts.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Danalite Formula: Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S References: |
| ⓘ 'Fergusonite' |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series' Formula: (Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8 |
| ⓘ 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite' Formula: (Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series' | 4.. | (Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8 |
| ⓘ | 'var. Wolframoixiolite' | 4.. | (Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | 4.DB.05 | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Danalite | 9.FB.10 | Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Fergusonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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References
(1998) International strategic mineral issues summary report: tungsten. Circular 930-O. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/cir930o
burmacampaign.org.uk (2014) http://burmacampaign.org.uk/media/LostParadise-MawchiMining-English-.pdf
