Bawpadan, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmari
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bawpadan | - 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° 56' 14'' North , 96° 27' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mogok | 90,843 (2016) | 6.2km |
The gem mines have been operated for centuries.
The principle rocks are ruby-bearing marble, ruby-titanite-diopside marble, pure marble, graphite-phlogopite marble and others. The ruby-bearing marble bands vary in width from 1.5 to 3 meters and are whitish to bluish-white with medium to coarse-grained texture. Rubies and spinels are found in the marble, in the loos (twisted holes), together with sphene, scapolite, pyrite, marcasite and hematite.
Intensive hard-rock gem mining started around 1974 and by 2000 more than 20 joint ventures were mining with no signs of its depletion. - Ted Themelis (2008) Gems and Mines of Mogok.
The principle rocks are ruby-bearing marble, ruby-titanite-diopside marble, pure marble, graphite-phlogopite marble and others. The ruby-bearing marble bands vary in width from 1.5 to 3 meters and are whitish to bluish-white with medium to coarse-grained texture. Rubies and spinels are found in the marble, in the loos (twisted holes), together with sphene, scapolite, pyrite, marcasite and hematite.
Intensive hard-rock gem mining started around 1974 and by 2000 more than 20 joint ventures were mining with no signs of its depletion. - Ted Themelis (2008) Gems and Mines of Mogok.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
| ⓘ 'Scapolite' |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTiO(SiO4) References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Corundum var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Scapolite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Sibumasu TerranePassive Margin
Myanmar
- Mandalay Region
- Pyin-Oo-Lwin District
- Mogok Township
- Marble ArkMining Area
- Mogok Township
- Pyin-Oo-Lwin District
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Bawpadan, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar