Quick Links : The Mindat Manual The Rock H. Currier Digital Library Mindat Newsletter [Free Download]

Home Page About Mindat The Mindat Manual History of Mindat Copyright Status Who We Are Contact Us Advertise on Mindat

Donate to Mindat Corporate Sponsorship Sponsor a Page Sponsored Pages Mindat Advertisers Advertise on Mindat

Learning Center What is a mineral?The most common minerals on earth Information for Educators Mindat Articles The Elements The Rock H. Currier Digital Library Geologic Time Explore Fossils

Minerals by Properties Minerals by Chemistry Mineral Visual Explorer Advanced Locality Search Random Mineral Random Locality Search by minID Localities Near Me Search Articles Search Glossary More Search Options

The Mindat Manual Add a New Photo Rate Photos Locality Edit Report Coordinate Completion Report Add Glossary Item

Mining Companies Statistics Users Mineral Museums Clubs & Organizations Mineral Shows & Events The Mindat Directory Device Settings The Mineral Quiz Time Machine

Photo Search Photo Galleries Search by Color Photo Colour Explorer New Photos Today New Photos Yesterday Members' Photo Galleries Past Photo of the Day Gallery Photography

Kwin Thone Ze (Kwinthonze mine), Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township), Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar i
Regional Level Types
Kwin Thone Ze (Kwinthonze mine) Mine
Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township) Township
Pyin-Oo-Lwin District District
Mandalay Region Region
Myanmar Country

Regional Level Types
Kwin Thone Ze (Kwinthonze mine)	Mine
Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township)	Township
Pyin-Oo-Lwin District	District
Mandalay Region	Region
Myanmar	Country

This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.

Photos Maps Search

Standard

Specimen Photos (1)Photos by Color Add Photo

Map Pages Nearest Localities

Mineral Search Similar Localities Nearest Localities Predictive Mineralogy Search Google

Galena, etc.

Kwin Thone Ze, Thabeikkyin Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Galena, etc.

Kwin Thone Ze, Thabeikkyin Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Galena, etc.

Kwin Thone Ze, Thabeikkyin Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

22° 46' 25'' North , 96° 6' 25'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Mogok	90,843 (2016)	44.2km
Shwebo	88,914 (2016)	47.7km

Mindat Locality ID:

259755

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:259755:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Thabeikkyin

Gold mining area located Southeast of Thabeikkyin.

Marble-hosted Au-base metal sulphide deposit with accessory garnet and wollastonite, interpreted as a skarn-type deposit, and through spatial association, thought to be linked to the intrusion of the Kabaing Granite.

Sulfide-bearing quartz veins at the contact between granitic rock and marble.

Orogenic Au and skarn type Cu–Au
0.76 Mt @ 1.86 g t−1 Au

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Copper

ⓘ Gold

Mineral List

13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Select Rock List Type

Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

References:

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

References:

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Harald Schillhammer collection

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

References:

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Harald Schillhammer collection

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

Gardiner, Nicholas J.; Robb, Laurence J.; Morley, Christopher K.; Searle, Michael P.; Cawood, Peter A.; Whitehouse, Martin J.; Kirkland, Christopher L.; Roberts, Nick M.W.; Myint, Tin Aung (2016) The tectonic and metallogenic framework of Myanmar: A Tethyan mineral system. Ore Geology Reviews, 79. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.04.024

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

References:

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Harald Schillhammer collection

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

References:

(2017) Chapter 24 Overview of mineralization styles and tectonic–metallogenic setting in Myanmar. Memoir, 48. Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/m48.24

ⓘ Wollastonite

Formula: Ca₃(Si₃O₉)

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold var. Electrum	1.AA.05	(Au,Ag)
ⓘ		1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Wollastonite	9.DG.05	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Sericite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Sibumasu TerranePassive Margin

Myanmar

Mandalay Region
- Pyin-Oo-Lwin District
  - Singu-Tabeikkyin gold regionMining District

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.

References

Harald Schillhammer and Uwe Kolitsch field observations, November 2016

Tin Aung Myint, Than Than Nu, Min Aung (2014): Precious and base metal mineralization in Kwinthonze-Nweyon area, Singu and Thabeikkyin Townships, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Sundaland Resources, Indonesia.

Quick NavTop Commodities Mineral List Rock Types Other Regions References

Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: September 6, 2026 05:08:49 Page updated: June 19, 2026 09:52:24

Go to top of page