 | | Report (chapter) | | deposits of Myanmar KYAW THU1* & KHIN ZAW2 1 Macle Gem Trade Laboratory, Yangon, Myanmar 2 CODES ARC...briefly the origins of the major gem deposits in Myanmar. Myanmar is fortunate in containing world-class gem...Hsu ruby deposit in Shan State and imperial coloured jadeite jade from Kachin State (Fig. 23.1). For the...purposes of description the gemstone deposits in Myanmar are classified into: (1) primary hard-rock deposits...aquamarine, tourmaline, quartz, etc. in pegmatite (Mogok, Mong Hsu and Momeik) and kyanite in quartzite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Phenakite Downloaded by [University of Tennessee, Knoxville]...are found in certain pegmatites, granite bodies, quartz veins, and metal deposits. The pockets of pegmatites...rarer topaz, garnet, and phenakite specimens. Perhaps America’s best-known phenakite occurrence, and certainly...in the recent book American Mineral Treasures. Phenakite from this exceptional locality has been chosen...mineral in this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice. Phenakite varies from colorless through yellow, pink, and |  | | Journal (issue) | | King County, Washington (for quartz and pyrite) and the Rock Candy mine in British Columbia (for fluorite...copper and iron prospects in the Red Beds of the state. His collecting skills improved greatly after meeting...school, this time as a geology major, first at Adams State College in Colorado and then later in a Master’s...locations, including the Little Gem amethyst scepter mine in Montana, the Fluorita Dulcita prospect in Arizona...Lode, the California Mother Lode and the Homestake mine. Every known type of miner’s candlestick is illustrated |  | | Book (volume) | | the opening of our gallery in the Chelsea Art District of NYC. Presenting fine minerals among the world’s...white matrix versus a creamy white. A clear bright Quartz versus a slightly included one. These variations... A Tourmaline on clear Quartz is not double the value of one on milky Quartz, it can be 10 times, or...Chalcopyrite) Cata Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico, 10 Adamite (Manganoadamite) Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango,...Aegirine (& Smoky Quartz) Mt. Malosa, Zomba Dist., Malawi, 56 Amazonite (with Smoky Quartz) Tree Root |  | | Corporate Document | | Maung Win) Introduction R gard d a th pride of Myanmar due to its wealth of the world's finest gemstones...ancient times and used to be located in Shan State prior to Myanmar gaining independence from British colonial...aquamarine, topaz. Rare stones such as painite, phenakite, petelite, poudretteite, johachidolite, jerimejivite...ogical Map of Mogok Area. (After Ggeological Myanmar, Myanmar Geosciences Society, 2014) Map of I PS...are cut across by Sagaing Fault in the west and Momeik Fault in the north (Fig. 3). The radiometric dating |  | | Catalog/List | | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Session...5:00 PM ET LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Thursday...MINERALS COLLECTION, AUCTION 1 The Session One MYANMAR (BURMA) For many years, Burma, as it was then...ground. Of the country’s localities for Tourmaline, Momeik stands out for producing the instantly recognizable...‘normal’ habit, often in conjunction with euhedral Quartz crystals. The potential for new discoveries and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pakistan) (TABLE 2). Crystals “frozen” in massive quartz or feldspar in the core or core margin of a pegmatite...variety) and tourmaline commonly occur in massive quartz or feldspar of the centrally located pegmatite...Vietnam, 37 g), topaz (China, 375 g), and quartz (smoky quartz, Namibia, 219 g). SPECIMENS COURTESY OF... The Jonas pegmatite, in the Conselheiro Pena district of Brazil, contained a single 2 × 2.5 × 3 m cavity...spodumene, and tourmaline (FIGS . 2, 5). The Himalaya Mine in Mesa Grande, California, USA (Fisher 2002) has |  | | Journal (issue) | | .................................... 17 DAOPING MINE Guanghua Liu and Berthold Ottens .................crystal, 2.1 cm, from the Dadongla (Yunchangping) mine near Tongren, Guizhou Province, China. Marcus Budil...Xikuangshan, the site of the world’s largest stibnite mine. Berthold Ottens is a German dealer and author of...collectors. Unlike in Russia, with its massive state-owned mining operations, mining in China is still...today, near the ancient mine workings, there is a large open-pit copper mine which provides small calcite |  | | Book | | Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins in a variety of metamorphic, plutonic and...Litchfield, where a mass of white quartz on a ridge had once been mined for quartz, and large ilmenite masses...ilmenite crystals to 7 .5 cm in matrix of massive quartz from these dumps-adding that, in his judgment,...Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...ONTARIO Bentley Lake Road occurrence, Faraday Township, Hastings County. In fall 1994, Dan and Shelley |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Top right: Benitoite, 2 cm, from the Benitoite Gem mine, California...N‘Chwaning I mine, Kuruman, South Africa. Bottom right: Mimetite, 2.7 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia....Record: (1) Stephanite, Husky mine, Canada. (2) Wulfenite, Rowley mine, Arizona. (3) Diaspore twin, Pinarcik...Adelaide mine, Tasmania. (5) Andradite, Antetezambato, Madagascar. (6) Calcite, Mashamba West mine, Congo...Afghanistan. (8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite, N’Chwaning II mine, South Africa. v This special |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | common minerals of microcline, bladed albite, and smoky quartz are enhanced by a purple or green cube of fluorite...topaz, amazonite, phenakite Pikes Peak Granite NYF Miarolitic topaz, amazonite, phenakite References Muntyan...Mount Antero Granite NYF Miarolitic beryl, phenakite, bertrandite Jacobson (1993); Switzer (1939a...in the Idaho batholith NYF Miarolitic beryl, phenakite, bertrandite Menzies and Boggs (1993); Van Laer...Holt (1990) 6 Santa Teresa Mountains, Aravaipa district, Graham County, AZ, USA Santa Teresa Mountains |  | | Report (issue) | | crystal weighed 455 kilograms. 2m: The Queen Anne mine in Zimbabwe has produced crystals up to 2 meters...near Sabsar, on the Gilgit to Skardu Road, Skardu district, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Collection Ty Lawrence;...phosphate type pegmatites, beryl is associated with quartz, microcline, albite, muscovite, biotite, ferrocolumbite...Alpine and hydrothermal veins, it is found with quartz and feldspar. In topaz rhyolites where red beryl...beryl is found, topaz, high-temperature quartz, and bixbyite are common associates of beryl. Alteration |  | | Report (issue) | | America Photo Credits Cover: Topaz, 3.5 cm tall Capao Mine, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil Max and Jon Sigerman...Occurrence MIKE MENZIES 22. Topaz from Utah's Maynard Mine RYAN BOWLING 26. Volodarsk-Volynski PETER LYCKBERG...DUDLEY BLAUWET 58. Zimbabwe Blue Topaz: St. Anne's Mine JAN KANIS 60. Brazil: The Land of Topaz DIETMAR...the term "topaz" in reference to the olivines, quartz, and other Topaz crystals can be extraordinarily...gold-color quartz ("citrine") is often labeled "topaz quartz" and brown, smoky quartz is sold as "smoky topaz |  | | Journal (issue) | | Reveals Largest Violet Diamond Recovered from Argyle Mine Gemology 32 18 21 26 Harvard Mineral Heritage...provenance of colored gemstones all the way to the mine that produce the stone. The vertically integrated...possible tied to transparency and provenance. from mine to market is being developed strongly. As a result...branding strategies are increasingly being related to mine sites, local towns or geographical areas. There...colored gemstone industry in traceability of gems from mine to market. ICA President Benjamin Hackman and thenAGTA |  | | Book (edition) | | COLO RAD O GEM T RAILS t.lilky quartz crystals, Ow-ay. Katherine H . Jensen. AND MINERAL GUID E RICHARD...in all sections of this great mineral-producing state. Included are numerous mileage logs ne,·er before...extensive collecting tour of a great mineral-producing state. It directs you to the best localities, whether...of Colorado, especially the central part of the state and the Denver area. Each locality has been visited...to Del Norte, U.S. 160 Gem Village Wolf Creek Pass Commodore Silver Mine Del Norte Beidell Segment D |  | | Book (edition) | | tensive collecting torn* of a great mineral-producing state. It directs you to the best localities, whether...of Colorado, especially the central part of the state and the Denver area. Each locality has been visited...Norte, U. S. 160 Gem Village Wolf Creek Pass Wagon Wheel Gap' Commodore Silver Mine Del Norte Segment D...— Gunnison to Salida, U. S. 50 Opportunity Mine Bucky Mine Segment E — Glenwood Springs to Aspen, Colo...Turquois Chief Mine Ruby Mountain Area Mount Antero Area Sedalia Copper Mine Turret District 9 7 13 20 |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1994 Cover Picture Ruby crystals from Mong Hsu, Myanmar (Burma): the terminated crystal (9mm high) is not...an oxidizing atmosphere for seven hours (see 'Myanmar and its gems - an update' p.3) Upper photo by Shane...Fax: 071 404 8843 J. Gemm., 1994, 24, 1 3 Myanmar* and its gems - an update Robert C. Kammerling1...Canada Fig. 1. The Kingdoms of Pagan in central Myanmar go back almost to the beginning of the Christian...gained on other important producing areas within Myanmar during several visits to the country by the majority |  | | Journal (issue) | | if the copper was in the +1 state it would be “cuproan,” and in the +2 state the adjective would be “cuprian...would be incorrect, indicating instead a +3 valence state. The “-oan” suffix applies to the lowest of the...often erroneously represent the valence state or oxidation state of the element in question—not surprising...can be further modified with valence or oxidation state if necessary, such as “Fe2+rich.” Specifically to...deserved some extra help. Bill graduated from Kansas State University in 1953, with a degree in Geology. He |  | | Journal (issue) | | crystal cluster, 3 cm across, from the Machacamarca mine (Viboras Vein), near Colavi, Potosí Department,...what things are worth than any buyer—an awkward state of affairs, but understandable. Consequently, what...about 40 km from the town of Santa Elena in Bolivan state, since the 15th century. It was a great surprise...gold specimens to 3.8 cm, from the Santa Elena district. F. John Barlow collection; Wendell Wilson photo...good friend of mine, Jim Minette, worked as superintendent of a large open-pit borax mine that produced |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Figure 1. The entrance and arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo...& MINERALS lthough New Hampshire, the Granite State, is one of our smaller states, with an area of just...igneous and metamorphic rocks that underlie the state, even though these rocks are partially blanketed...Belknap County Alton area: arsenopyrite, galena, quartz (crystals), sillimanite (Avery Hill, crystals)...fluorapatite (blue-green), and orthoclase (road cut, village bypass), epidote, garnet, muscovite. Gilford area: |  | | Report (edition) | | W00dman Vandall T. King Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey Natural Resources...cover photograph: Pink tourmaline (elbaite) on quartz crystals, 24 x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield...Commissioner, Maine Department of Conservation, 22 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333; Telephone (207)...Hart (Maine State Museum), Ronald Holden, Jr. (Holden Brothers Mining), Gary Hoyle (Maine State Museum),...interesting types of mineral localities also occur in the state. This book will provide you with information on |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Royal Ontario Museum; Dr. William Kelly, New York State Geological Survey; Dr. Robert J. King, Tewksbury...rhombohedra1 crystals of phenakite to several millimeters in length. The phenakite is commonly associated...REE-CONTENT AND FLUORESCENCE IN FLUORITE FROM THE ROGERLEY MINE, WEARDALE, COUNTY DURHAM, ENGLAND. A. U. Falster...Recent work by the second author at the Rogerley mine, Weardale, County Durham, England, has once again...The green, yellow, and purple fluorite from this mine is best global gazetteer; striking, both for its |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ruby and Sapphire Production and Distribution: A Quarter Century of Change Russell Shor and Robert Weldon...type IIb synthetic diamond • Colorless cat’s-eye phenakite • Blue sapphires diffusion treated with titanium...the Kagem mine, Zambia • Yellow grossular from Tanzania • An unusual blister pearl • Myanmar report •...• Phenakite from Nigeria • Update on rubies and Cu-bearing tourmaline from Mozambique • Sodalite from... RUBY AND SAPPHIRE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION: A QUARTER CENTURY OF CHANGE Russell Shor and Robert Weldon |  | | Book (volume) | | icefree fringes of Greenland; in fact, there is no state or province which does not boast at least one gemstone... 5 = fii? i a j — » ya y _— ’* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia -...variety and wealth of locality information concerning quartz gemstones are recognized in a separate chapter...British Columbia, by Ivy Willis of Chilliwack. Many state geological surveys have been helpful in providing...Montana and Illinois. Detailed information on the State of Georgia was supplied by Dr. A. S. Furcron, Chief |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | private appointments Topaz, Cleavelandite Mokrush Mine, Russia Thomas Spann Photo 2 3 CONTENTS 06...Tucson, AZ 85705 in the center of the Mineral District. The mineralogy section of the mim today hosts...Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania. 14.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm...specimen. James Elliott photo 10 Fluorite and quartz, 21 cm aross, Planggenstock, Göschenenalp, Kanton...Swoboda. 12 Väyrynenite. Lolu Dahku mine, Roundu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. 14 |
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