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Albite from
Tawmaw (Tawhmaw; Taw Maw), Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Jadeite6
- var Chromojadeite6
Kosmochlor4
Fabrièsite2
Natrolite2
Nepheline2
Trinepheline2
Banalsite2
Stronalsite2
Magnesio-arfvedsonite1
- var Chromium-bearing Magnesio-arfvedsonite1
Maw Sit Sit1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tawmaw (Tawhmaw; Taw Maw), Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:310040
Long-form Identifier:1:3:310040:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘHpakant (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘPhakant Mine, Hpakant (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
96.0km (59.7 miles) ⓘHukawng Valley, Myitkyina District, Kachin State, Myanmar
References
Ou Yang, Chiu-mei. (1985) A mineralogical study of Burmese jadeite jade. MS Thesis University of Hong Kong
Mével, Catherine; Kienast, Jean-Robert (1986) Jadeite-kosmochlor solid solution and chromian sodic amphiboles in jadeitites and associated rocks from Tawmaw (Burma). Bulletin de Minéralogie, 109 (6). p.617-633. doi:10.3406/bulmi.1986.7964
Nyunt, T. T. (2009). Petrological and geochemical contribution to the origin of jadeitite and associated rocks of the Tawmaw Area, Kachin State, Myanmar.
 
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