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Quartz from
Palelni mine ("Kat Chay mine"), Khetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village), Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tourmaline27
- var Rubellite24
Elbaite26
Schorl9
Orthoclase3
Beryl1
- var Aquamarine1
Albite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:210157
Long-form Identifier:1:3:210157:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMoe-Thee Mine, Khetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village), Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘPhenakite Mine, Khetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village), Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘPheyeou Mine, Khetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village), Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘKhetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village), Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘNagarthwet Mine, Khetchel village (Cache village; Khat Che village), Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘShwe-twin-war Mine, Lelgyi, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘKo-miles-le-taw, Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘPyant Gyi mine (Pyan Gyi), Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘMansin/Thet-kachan (Man Sin; Mansi; Mance/Thet-kachan), Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
50.8km (31.5 miles) ⓘHtan-yan-sho, Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
References
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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