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Jadeite from
Hpakant (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar


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Jadeite

Hpakant, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Jadeite

Hpakant, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Jadeite

Hpakant, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
07576310017371955508238.jpg
Jadeite

Hpakant, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
00286140017371955519700.jpg
Jadeite

Hpakant, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
07576310017371955508238.jpg
Jadeite

Hpakant, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
Classification
Species:Jadeite
Formula:Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jadeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hpakant (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:932441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:932441:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Jadeite in this Region
Phakant Mine, Hpakant (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
Sankhar Mine, Hpakant (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
Nearest other occurrences of Jadeite
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘPhakant Mine, Hpakant (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘLonkin, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘTawmaw (Tawhmaw; Taw Maw), Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan), Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘNansibon (Namsibum; Manhsibon; Manshibon; Namsipon), Nansibon mining district, Hkamti Township (Khamti Township), Hkamti District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar
References
Shi, Guanghai, Harlow, George E., Wang, Jing, Wang, Jun, Enoch, N.G., Wang, Xia, Cao, Shu Min, Enyuancui, W. (2012) Mineralogy of jadeitite and related rocks from Myanmar: a review with new data. European Journal of Mineralogy, 24 (2) 345-370 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2012/0024-2190
Wang, Xia; Shi, Guang Hai; Qiu, Deng Feng; Wang, Jing; Cui, Wen Yuan (2012) Grossular-bearing jadeite omphacite rock in the Myanmar jadeite area: a kind of jadeitized rodingite? European Journal of Mineralogy, 24 (2). 237-246 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2011/0023-2157
Zhang, Xiangyu, Shi, Guanghai, Li, Guowu, Li, Xin (2022) Weathered Cortex of Eluvial–Deluvial Jadeite Jade from Myanmar: Its Features, Formation Mechanism, and Implications. Minerals, 12 (7) 797 doi:10.3390/min12070797
 
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