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Amber from
Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar


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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Amber

Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:'Amber' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:(an estimated 83 tons were exported between 1898 and 1940), and some amber pieces are very large (the largest is 15 kg, in the Natural History Museum, London).
Colour: brown, golden, blood, and root amber
Luminescent properties:blue in LW
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amber data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:280405
Long-form Identifier:1:3:280405:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amber
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘMaingkwan, Tanai Township (Tanaing Township), Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
References
Cruickshank, R. D., & Ko, K. (2003). Geology of an amber locality in the Hukawng Valley, northern Myanmar. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 21(5), 441-455.
[1]Shi, Guanghai, Grimaldi, David A., Harlow, George E., Wang, Jing, Wang, Jun, Yang, Mengchu, Lei, Weiyan, Li, Qiuli, Li, Xianhua (2012) Age constraint on Burmese amber based on U–Pb dating of zircons. Cretaceous Research, 37. 155-163 doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2012.03.014
Shi, Zhaotong, Xin, Chenxing, Wang, Yamei (2023) Spectral Characteristics of Unique Species of Burmese Amber. Minerals, 13 (2) 151 doi:10.3390/min13020151
 
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