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Ruby from
Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar


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Ruby

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Locality type:Mining Area
Classification
Species:Corundum var: Ruby
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Painite8
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ruby data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20436
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20436:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Ruby in this Region
Mine No. 666, Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Nearest other occurrences of Ruby
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLin-yaung-chi (Bright Light Rays), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMine No. 666, Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘShwe-daing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘYe-bauk-thar-yar (Ye-bauk-thayar), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘShwe-pyi-aye, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘShon-ban-gyi, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘNga-yant-inn (old Pan-sho; Padan-sho), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘYebu (Hot Water), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘYebu-thapanbin-kyar (Thabapin), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
References
Themelis, Ted (2008) Gems & Mines of Mogok (2nd ed.). A&T Publishing.
Sutherland, Frederick; Zaw, Khin; Meffre, Sebastien; Thompson, Jay; Goemann, Karsten; Thu, Kyaw; Nu, Than; Zin, Mazlinfalina; Harris, Stephen (2019) Diversity in Ruby Geochemistry and Its Inclusions: Intra- and Inter-Continental Comparisons from Myanmar and Eastern Australia. Minerals, 9 (1). p.28. doi:10.3390/min9010028
 
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