Nyaung-bin-sho, Kyauk-poke (Rotten Stone), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmari
Regional Level Types | |
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Nyaung-bin-sho | - not defined - |
Kyauk-poke (Rotten Stone) | - not defined - |
Marble Ark | Mining Area |
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:
~1km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
243745
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:243745:6
GUID (UUID V4):
c1123abf-2c4d-42b3-b3b7-0479426afa82
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burma
In September 2000 a new mining site was discovered at Nyaung-bin-sho (Valley of the Banyan Tree) upper part of Kyauk-poke. Star blue sapphires and some rubies are recovered in the alluvium. Most of the gems are small, averaging half a carat. - Ted Themelis (2008) Gems and Mines of Mogok
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 Colour: Blue |
ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 |
ⓘ Corundum var. Star Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 Colour: Blue |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | var. Star Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Corundum var. Star Sapphire | Al2O3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Star Sapphire | Al2O3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Myanmar
- Mandalay Region
- Pyin-Oo-Lwin District
- Mogok Township
- Marble ArkMining Area
- Mogok Township
- Pyin-Oo-Lwin District
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