Gwebin (Gwe Tree), Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmari
Regional Level Types | |
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Gwebin (Gwe Tree) | - 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° 53' 30'' North , 96° 22' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mogok | 90,843 (2016) | 14.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
243783
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:243783:8
GUID (UUID V4):
4f4543e2-4ca5-4cda-b7d8-abfb9fcbc0b6
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burma
The principle mines are located in the north side of the Mogok-Mandalay road.
In 2001 the gems were mined in open-pit schemes. Rubies of all qualities and sizes, usually small, are found in the alluvium with red, pink and green spinels. Few high quality and large size blue sapphires are recovered. The principle rocks are quartzite, leucogranite and marble.
During 1997-1999 mining period rubies and sapphires were mined in numerous lebin schemes.
The largest sapphire found in Gwebin weighed about 200 ct and was of good quality and faceting grade. - Ted Themelis (2008) Gems and Mines of Mogok
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 |
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 |
ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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