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Corundum from
Bawmar (Baw Mar mine), Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar


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Sapphire

Bawmar, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Bawmar, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Bawmar, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Bawmar, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Bawmar, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Bawmar, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Bawmar, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Bawmar, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Bawmar, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Bawmar, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Bawmar, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Bawmar, Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Classification
Species:Corundum
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spinel7
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corundum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bawmar (Baw Mar mine), Kyatpyin North, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1008518
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1008518:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Corundum
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘYe-U-lay (Small Water Well), Ye-U-gyi (Big Water Well), Kyatpyin Central, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘYe-U-gyi (Big Water Well), Kyatpyin Central, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘOhn-bin-Kyatpyin, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘWin-hta-yan (Fence), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘKyauk-saung-Kyatpyin, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSin-thé-gyant, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘThé-dut-sho-Kyatpyin (Night-bird), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘPyaung-pyin, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘPyaung-pyin-ahnout (Pyaung-pein west), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘDan-dagu-taung, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
References
Themelis, Ted (2008) Gems & Mines of Mogok (2nd ed.). A&T Publishing.
 
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