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Letpanhla, Singu Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmari
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Letpanhla- not defined -
Singu TownshipTownship
Pyin-Oo-Lwin DistrictDistrict
Mandalay RegionRegion
MyanmarCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 33' 16'' North , 96° 3' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Shwebo88,914 (2016)37.0km
Mogok90,843 (2016)61.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
221502
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:221502:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Let Pan Hla


The village of Letpanhla is often referred to as locality for the minerals (primarily moore's head rubellites) which, in fact, originate from several pegmatite mines on the slopes and ridge of Pyingyi Taung. The same is true for the village of Male (Marle).

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10 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Andalusite var. Chiastolite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Caesium Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Goshenite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Morganite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
'Lepidolite'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Stibiotantalite
Formula: Sb3+TaO4
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Habit: prism and pyramid
Colour: yellow or pink often with characteristic black caps
Fluorescence: none
Description: As of 2014 no analytic work has been done to find the species found here.
'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'
Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Stibiotantalite4.DE.30Sb3+TaO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
var. Chiastolite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Morganite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Caesium Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Goshenite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Lepidolite'-
'Tourmaline
var. Rubellite'
-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
''-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
LiLithium
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. Caesium BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B Tourmaline var. Rubellite
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O QuartzSiO2
O Tourmaline var. Rubellite
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O StibiotantaliteSb3+TaO4
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Beryl var. Caesium BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Beryl var. Caesium BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Beryl var. Caesium BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
SbAntimony
Sb StibiotantaliteSb3+TaO4
TaTantalum
Ta StibiotantaliteSb3+TaO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
UUranium
U UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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