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Calcite from
Oak-saung-taung (Oh Saung Taung; Phayar-taung), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar


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Calcite

Oak-saung-taung, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Calcite

Oak-saung-taung, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Calcite

Oak-saung-taung, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Calcite

Oak-saung-taung, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Calcite

Oak-saung-taung, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Calcite

Oak-saung-taung, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chondrodite24
Spinel23
Norbergite3
Humite Group2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oak-saung-taung (Oh Saung Taung; Phayar-taung), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:681379
Long-form Identifier:1:3:681379:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘOhn-bin-ywe-htwet (Coconut Tree mine), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMansin/Thet-kachan (Man Sin; Mansi; Mance/Thet-kachan), Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘPyant Gyi mine (Pyan Gyi), Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘDattaw-taung (Dattaw hill), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘNga-yant-inn (old Pan-sho; Padan-sho), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘOhngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘMogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘPyaung Gaung, Bernardmyo, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘHinthar-taung (Hinthar hill), Wet-loo (Wetloo), Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘSinkwa, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
References
Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data, Sieghard Ellenberger specimens
 
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