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Tennantite Subgroup from
Shwe Min Bon deposit, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Tennantite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tennantite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shwe Min Bon deposit, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1328206
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1328206:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Tennantite Subgroup in this Region
Bwet Taung orebody, Shwe Min Bon deposit, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Lun Htoe orebody, Shwe Min Bon deposit, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Shwe Gu lay orebody, Shwe Min Bon deposit, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Shwe Taung Gyar orebody, Shwe Min Bon deposit, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Tiger Mouth orebody, Shwe Min Bon deposit, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Nearest other occurrences of Tennantite Subgroup
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘPhaungdaw Pb Prospect, Yamethin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
References
Sint, Nyein N., Yonezu, Kotaro, Tindell, Thomas, Aye, May T., Win, Htay, Imai, Akira, Watanabe, Koichiro (2019) Geology and Skarn Cu-Bi-Au Mineralization at Shwe Min Bon Area, Kalaw Township, Southern Shan State, Myanmar. Resource Geology, 69 (1) 85-106 doi:10.1111/rge.12187
 
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