| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Tourmaline var: Rubellite |
| Comments: | Mn-bearing |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 25 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 1 |
| Schorl | 17 |
| Calcite | 8 |
| Elbaite | 7 |
| Albite | 6 |
| Microcline | 3 |
| Hambergite | 3 |
| Tourmaline | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rubellite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Palelni mine ("Kat Chay mine"), Khetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village), Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (86 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 210156 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:210156:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Rubellite |
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| 49.5km (30.8 miles) | ⓘPyant Gyi mine (Pyan Gyi), Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| References |
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Ertl, A., Hughes, J. M., Prowatke, S., Ludwig, T., Brandstatter, F., Korner, W., Dyar, M. D. (2007) Tetrahedrally Coordinated Boron in Li-Bearing Olenite from "Mushroom" Tourmaline from Momeik, Myanmar. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (4) 891-899 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.45.4.891 |
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Palelni mine, Khetchel village, Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar