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Pazun-seik (Pazon-Seit), Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmari
Regional Level Types
Pazun-seik (Pazon-Seit)- not defined -
Kyauk-Pyat-That- not defined -
Mogok TownshipTownship
Pyin-Oo-Lwin DistrictDistrict
Mandalay RegionRegion
MyanmarCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 55' 33'' North , 96° 22' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mogok90,843 (2016)14.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
243770
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:243770:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burma


Located along Pazun-seik Chaung (creek) NW of Kyauk-pyat-that.
In November 2016 several mines were operating; one at the bottom of the valley, working alluvial deposits for sapphire, and two further up the creek, on the slopes.
The major products are sapphire and spinel. Pegmatite veins and calcsilicate rocks are exposed at the marginal parts of the uppermost, fairly large mine.

NOTE: The coordinates and mineral list in Ted Themelis (2008) erroneously refer to the Pantaw pegmatite! This wrong information was also repeated by Harlow & Hawthorne (2008) who, however, do not give an explicit reference for their sentence "Pazun-seik (22° 57.72′ N, 96° 24.27′ E) located near Nam-peik where herderite has been recovered from open-pit mining, has also yielded beryl, cassiterite, microcline, topaz, fluorite, spessartine, and rhodochrosite as well as ruby and sapphire."
Note that topaz in fact occurs in pegmatites at Pazun-seik.

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Mineral List


7 valid minerals. 6 erroneous literature entries.

Detailed Mineral List:

Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Description: The coordinates and mineral list in Ted Themelis (2008) erroneously refer to the Pantaw pegmatite. This wrong information was also repeated by Harlow & Hawthorne (2008).
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Description: The coordinates and mineral list in Ted Themelis (2008) erroneously refer to the Pantaw pegmatite. This wrong information was also repeated by Harlow & Hawthorne (2008).
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Corundum var. Ruby
Formula: Al2O3
Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Description: The coordinates and mineral list in Ted Themelis (2008) erroneously refer to the Pantaw pegmatite. This wrong information was also repeated by Harlow & Hawthorne (2008).
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Herderite
Formula: CaBe(PO4)F
Description: The coordinates and mineral list in Ted Themelis (2008) erroneously refer to the Pantaw pegmatite. This wrong information was also repeated by Harlow & Hawthorne (2008).
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: See comment on locality page.
Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Description: The coordinates and mineral list in Ted Themelis (2008) erroneously refer to the Pantaw pegmatite. This wrong information was also repeated by Harlow & Hawthorne (2008).
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Description: The coordinates and mineral list in Ted Themelis (2008) erroneously refer to the Pantaw pegmatite. This wrong information was also repeated by Harlow & Hawthorne (2008).
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Description: Note: The coordinates and mineral list in Ted Themelis (2008) erroneously refer to the Pantaw pegmatite. This wrong information was also repeated by Harlow & Hawthorne (2008). Topaz is listed by Themelis, but occurs in fact at Pazun-seik.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite ?3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
var. Ruby4.CB.05Al2O3
var. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite ?4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Rhodochrosite ?5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Herderite ?8.BA.10CaBe(PO4)F
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Spessartine ?9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
?9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Microcline
var. Amazonite
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be HerderiteCaBe(PO4)F
CCarbon
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
O Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
O Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CassiteriteSnO2
O CorundumAl2O3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HerderiteCaBe(PO4)F
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
O Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F HerderiteCaBe(PO4)F
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Al Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Al Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Al Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Si Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
PPhosphorus
P HerderiteCaBe(PO4)F
KPotassium
K Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca HerderiteCaBe(PO4)F
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2

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