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Painite from
Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar


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Painite

Hinthar-taung, Wet-loo, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Painite

Hinthar-taung, Wet-loo, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
00606150017271925647686.jpg
Painite

Hinthar-taung, Wet-loo, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Painite

Hinthar-taung, Wet-loo, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Painite

Hinthar-taung, Wet-loo, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
09230830017271925663194.jpg
Painite

Hinthar-taung, Wet-loo, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
00606150017271925647686.jpg
Painite

Hinthar-taung, Wet-loo, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Painite

Hinthar-taung, Wet-loo, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
08614480017271925615342.jpg
Painite

Hinthar-taung, Wet-loo, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
09230830017271925663194.jpg
Painite

Hinthar-taung, Wet-loo, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
00606150017271925647686.jpg
Painite

Hinthar-taung, Wet-loo, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Painite

Hinthar-taung, Wet-loo, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Classification
Species:Painite
Formula:CaZrAl9(BO3)O15
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Corundum39
- var Ruby31
- var Sapphire1
Calcite2
Phlogopite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Painite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:366301
Long-form Identifier:1:3:366301:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Painite in this Region
Myan Gyi mine (Myaing-Gyi mine), Thurein-taung, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Tha-gyi-loo, Thurein-taung, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Wet-loo (Wetloo), Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Hinthar-taung (Hinthar hill), Wet-loo (Wetloo), Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Nearest other occurrences of Painite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘMyan Gyi mine (Myaing-Gyi mine), Thurein-taung, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWet-loo (Wetloo), Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHinthar-taung (Hinthar hill), Wet-loo (Wetloo), Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBaw-lon-gyi west (Bon-lon west), Baw-lon-gyi (Big Ball), Kyatpyin Central, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBaw-lon-gyi east, Baw-lon-gyi (Big Ball), Kyatpyin Central, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘOhngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
References
Jordi Fabre collection
 
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