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Painite from
Namyazeik (Namya; Nanyazeik), Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar


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Painite

Namyazeik, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Painite

Namyazeik, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Painite

Namyazeik, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Painite

Namyazeik, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
04241130017272057312225.jpg
Painite

Namyazeik, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Painite

Namyazeik, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
03038790017370593839273.jpg
Painite

Namyazeik, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
04789960017370593836963.jpg
Painite

Namyazeik, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
04241130017272057312225.jpg
Painite

Namyazeik, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
01041600017272056457632.jpg
Painite

Namyazeik, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Painite

Namyazeik, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Painite

Namyazeik, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
Locality type:Alluvial Deposit
Classification
Species:Painite
Formula:CaZrAl9(BO3)O15
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Painite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Namyazeik (Namya; Nanyazeik), Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:687443
Long-form Identifier:1:3:687443:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Rossman GR, Naung S, Harlow GE, Hunt J (2005) Painite (CaZrBAl9O18): A second source in Myanmar and metasomatic origins. Abstract. Goldschmidt Conference 2005, Moscow, ID. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 69, A278.
minerals.gps.caltech.edu (n.d.) http://minerals.gps.caltech.edu/FILES/Visible/painite/Index.html
Themelis, Ted (2008) Gems & Mines of Mogok (2nd ed.). A&T Publishing.
 
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