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Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmari
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Hukawng ValleyValley
Myitkyina DistrictDistrict
Kachin StateState
MyanmarCountry

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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 30' 0'' North , 96° 34' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
26.50000,96.58333
GeoHash:
G#: whswvb1vd
GRN:
N18E62
Type:
Valley
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
62576
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:62576:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Denai


Large valley with amber and gold mining. Noije Bum range.
Amber source for Chinese from 1st century AD.
Cretaceous insect fossils.

Noije Bum, a hill that rises some 250 m above a broad alluvial plain that lies between two rivers, Idi Hka and Nambyu Hku. Noije Bum is narrow, approximately 5 km long with a northesouth orientation, located approximately at 26150N, 96340E, some 18 km south-west of the town of Tanai. The amber mines are located at the north end of Noije Bum.

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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
✪ 'Amber'
Colour: brown, golden, blood, and root amber
Fluorescence: blue in LW
Description: (an estimated 83 tons were exported between 1898 and 1940), and some amber pieces are very large (the largest is 15 kg, in the Natural History Museum, London). [[1]]
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amber'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate

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References

Cruickshank, R.D. and Ko, K. (2003) Geology of an amber locality in the Hukawng Valley, northern Myanmar. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 21(5), 441-455.
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukawng_Valley
[1]Shi, Guanghai, Grimaldi, David A., Harlow, George E., Wang, Jing, Wang, Jun, Yang, Mengchu, Lei, Weiyan, Li, Qiuli, Li, Xianhua (2012) Age constraint on Burmese amber based on U–Pb dating of zircons. Cretaceous Research, 37. 155-163 doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2012.03.014
Shi, Zhaotong, Xin, Chenxing, Wang, Yamei (2023) Spectral Characteristics of Unique Species of Burmese Amber. Minerals, 13 (2) 151 doi:10.3390/min13020151
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