Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Shwe-pyi-aye, 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: 243634
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-243634.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shwe-pyi-aye, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 22°55'20"N
Longitude: 96°29'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.922222222222,96.492222222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Corundum	Danburite	Diaspore	Feldspar	None	Olivine	Pyrite	Quartz	Sapphirine	Spinel
Topaz	Zircon

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 F Fe H K Mg O S Si Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be C Ca F Fe H K Mg O S Si Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Corundum Danburite Diaspore Feldspar None Olivine Pyrite Quartz Sapphirine Spinel
Topaz Zircon

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Chrysoberyl ()*	Corundum ()*	Danburite ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Serendibite ()*	Sinhalite ()*
Spinel ()*	Topaz ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	32	18.7	321
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	32	18.7	1797
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈	32	18.7	148
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	32	18.7	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	32	18.7	2812
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	32	18.7	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	32	18.7	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	32	18.7	61156
Serendibite ()*	Sapphirine	Ca₄[Mg₆Al₆]O₄[Si₆B₃Al₃O₃₆]	32	18.7	19
Sinhalite ()*	Olivine	MgAl(BO₄)	32	18.7	20
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	32	18.7	1934
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	32	18.7	1476
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	32	31	5251

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	OGR34_192_001	18.7	18.7	18.7	Ar-Ar	reset age					Yes				24345	Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar	Mogok	Yui et al. (2008)		OGR34_192
	OGR34_192_002	32	31	32-31				zircon			Yes	Zircon			24345	Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar	Mogok	Yui et al. (2008)		OGR34_192

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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