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


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Fabrièsite

Tawmaw, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
02921340017272040088362.jpg
Fabrièsite, etc.

Tawmaw, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
01432370017763907781115.jpg
Fabrièsite, etc.

Tawmaw, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
08149950017272039964736.jpg
Fabrièsite

Tawmaw, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Fabrièsite, etc.

Tawmaw, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
01432370017763907781115.jpg
Fabrièsite, etc.

Tawmaw, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
08149950017272039964736.jpg
Fabrièsite

Tawmaw, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
02921340017272040088362.jpg
Fabrièsite, etc.

Tawmaw, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
01432370017763907781115.jpg
Fabrièsite, etc.

Tawmaw, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Fabrièsite
Formula:Na3Al3Si3O12 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Trinepheline4
Albite2
Natrolite2
Nepheline2
Jadeite2
- var Chromojadeite2
Banalsite2
Stronalsite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fabrièsite 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
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:831647
Long-form Identifier:1:3:831647:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2013) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. CNMNC Newsletter No. 15. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (1) 1-12 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.1.01
Ferraris, Cristiano, Parodi, Gian Carlo, Pont, Sylvain, Rondeau, Benjamin, Lorand, Jean-Pierre (2014) Trinepheline and fabriesite: two new mineral species from the jadeite deposit of Tawmaw (Myanmar) European Journal of Mineralogy, 26 (2) 257-265 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2014/0026-2348
 
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