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Mansin/Thet-kachan (Man Sin; Mansi; Mance/Thet-kachan), Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmari
Regional Level Types
Mansin/Thet-kachan (Man Sin; Mansi; Mance/Thet-kachan)Mine (Active)
Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit)- not defined -
Mogok TownshipTownship
Pyin-Oo-Lwin DistrictDistrict
Mandalay RegionRegion
MyanmarCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 58' 19'' North , 96° 32' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Active) - last checked 2023
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mogok90,843 (2016)6.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
243474
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:243474:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burma


The MGE-joint venture scheme at Mance/Thet-kachan consisted of 5 mines (in 2002), at sites situated from 1,485 to 1,570 meters above sea level. Marble bands outcrop in the area and in some places are interbedded with calc-silicate rocks forming a fracture-filled deposit with caves and karsts. In 2004 more than 50 Gurhkas mined ruby, sapphire, schorl, scapolite, apatite, yellow spinel and quartz. The gems were recovered from the byôn, one meter in thickness. In the same area, spinels of a peculiar deep red color are mined, known locally as ah-mar-yae (ruby-red). At the fracture filled deposit the byôn disappears at about 25 meters in depth. The gems are recovered using the myaw-dwin and open-pit methods. - Ted Themelis (2008) Gems and Mines of Mogok.

NOTE: The spelling "Mance" as mentioned by Themelis (2008) is not known by the locals. It is usually referred to as "Mansin" or "Mansi". However, Latin spelling of Burmese names has always posed problems.

The grid reference is centered on what is nowadays known as Mansin mine.

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Mineral List


21 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chondrodite
Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Corundum var. Ruby
Formula: Al2O3
Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorophlogopite
Formula: KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Graphite
Formula: C
Hauerite
Formula: MnS2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
'Scapolite'
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Colour: Yellow
Spinel var. Jedi spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zirconolite
Formula: CaZrTi2O7

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Hauerite2.EB.05aMnS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
var. Jedi spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
var. Ruby4.CB.05Al2O3
var. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Zirconolite4.DH.30CaZrTi2O7
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Chondrodite9.AF.45Mg5(SiO4)2F2
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Fluorophlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Unclassified
'Scapolite'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
O CorundumAl2O3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
O RutileTiO2
O Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
O FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Spinel var. Jedi spinelMgAl2O4
FFluorine
F ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
F FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Mg Spinel var. Jedi spinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Al Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Al Spinel var. Jedi spinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Si ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S HaueriteMnS2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
MnManganese
Mn HaueriteMnS2
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zr ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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