Lin-yaung-chi (Bright Light Rays), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmari
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lin-yaung-chi (Bright Light Rays) | Mine |
| Mogok Valley | Valley |
| Mogok Township | Township |
| Pyin-Oo-Lwin District | District |
| Mandalay Region | Region |
| Myanmar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 55' 45'' North , 96° 30' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mogok | 90,843 (2016) | 1.6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burma
The mining area has a centuries-old history of gem mining. The geology is complex consisting of calc-silicate syenite, diopside marble, ruby-bearing marble, pure marble, graphite-phlogopite marble and other rocks. Fine quality ruby is found in the yellow marble, in the contact zone between yellow marble and intrusive rocks. Ruby, calcite and pyrite are found in the diopside skarn between yellowish marble and syenite. Rubies of the fine quality may be found in the ruby-bearing marble bands.
In 2001 the mining area occupied about 250,000 square meters and was managed by a joint venture. The current mining scheme started in 1995 and so far has been profitable.
The Lin-yaung-chi mining camp is very well organized and equipped.
The largest ruby found was a 15-carat ruby fragment, broken from a larger 46-carat rough. During the 1990s, about 900 carats of fine quality rubies were recovered from a single pocket, followed by another group of rubies weighing 48 carats. — Ted Themelis (2008) Gems and Mines of Mogok.
In November 2016, not much mining activity was seen.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
14 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysoberyl Formula: BeAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Corundum var. Star Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ 'Scapolite' References: |
| ⓘ Serendibite Formula: Ca4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36] |
| ⓘ Sinhalite Formula: MgAl(BO4) |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysoberyl | 4.BA.05 | BeAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Star Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Sinhalite | 6.AC.05 | MgAl(BO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Serendibite | 9.DH.40 | Ca4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36] |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Scapolite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Serendibite | Ca4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36] |
| B | ⓘ Sinhalite | MgAl(BO4) |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Serendibite | Ca4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36] |
| O | ⓘ Sinhalite | MgAl(BO4) |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Corundum var. Star Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Serendibite | Ca4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36] |
| Mg | ⓘ Sinhalite | MgAl(BO4) |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Serendibite | Ca4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36] |
| Al | ⓘ Sinhalite | MgAl(BO4) |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Star Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Serendibite | Ca4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36] |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Serendibite | Ca4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36] |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Sibumasu TerranePassive Margin
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Lin-yaung-chi, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar