Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Dattaw-taung (Dattaw Hill), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Oldest recorded age at locality: 32
Youngest recorded age at locality: 18.7

mindat Locality ID: 211172
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-211172.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dattaw-taung (Dattaw Hill), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Dattaw-mid
Dattaw-pyant & Dattaw-chaung
Dattaw-upper

Latitude: 22°57'6"N
Longitude: 96°31'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.951666666667,96.52

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Be C Ca Cl F Fe H K Li Mg Na O Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteClayCorundumDanburiteFeldsparMica
NonePyroxeneQuartzSodaliteSpinelTitaniteTopazTourmalineZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Corundum  (*)Danburite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)Edenite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3218.703250
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183218.71861594286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3218.7027770
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O33218.7486160,86161,86162,861631797
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O83218.7286159,86162148
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63218.7386160,86162,861634135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3218.7186162648
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)23218.7286159,86160160
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3218.7186162520
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3218.71861592349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23218.71861622273
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23218.7286159,8616261156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3218.71861622705
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl3218.7386159,86160,86162444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O43218.7286162,861631934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3218.71861634899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23218.7286159,861621476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)32311861625251



2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
OGR34_192_00118.718.718.7Ar-Arreset age   Yes  24345Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, MyanmarMogokYui et al. (2008) OGR34_192 
OGR34_192_002323132-31  zircon  YesZircon  24345Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, MyanmarMogokYui et al. (2008) OGR34_192 


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