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Ruby from
Kadoke-tat (Kadote-dat), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar


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Ruby

Kadoke-tat, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Kadoke-tat, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Kadoke-tat, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Kadoke-tat, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Kadoke-tat, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Kadoke-tat, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Kadoke-tat, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Kadoke-tat, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Kadoke-tat, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Kadoke-tat, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Kadoke-tat, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Ruby

Kadoke-tat, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Classification
Species:Corundum var: Ruby
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ruby data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kadoke-tat (Kadote-dat), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:805370
Long-form Identifier:1:3:805370:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ruby
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘKyi-taung (Clear Mountain), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘYebu-thapanbin-kyar (Thabapin), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘKyauk-saung, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBawpadan, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘKyauk-poke (Rotten Stone), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘYebu (Hot Water), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘYe-bauk-thar-yar (Ye-bauk-thayar), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘThan-tayar (Hundred Billions), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘPyar-swel-sho (Beehive Gully), Myeme (Black Earth), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘKolan, Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
References
Themelis, Ted (2008) Gems & Mines of Mogok (2nd ed.). A&T Publishing.
Yui, Tzen-Fu; Zaw, Khin; Wu, Chao-Ming (2008) A preliminary stable isotope study on Mogok Ruby, Myanmar. Ore Geology Reviews, 34 (1-2). 192-199 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.05.001
Sutherland, F., Zaw, Khin, Meffre, Sebastien, Yui, Tzen-Fui, Thu, Kyaw (2014) Advances in Trace Element “Fingerprinting” of Gem Corundum, Ruby and Sapphire, Mogok Area, Myanmar. Minerals, 5 (1) 61-79 doi:10.3390/min5010061
 
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