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Locality Name:
Myan Gyi Mine (Myaing-Gyi Mine), Thurein-taung, Kyauk-Pyat-That, 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: 204009
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204009.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Myan Gyi Mine (Myaing-Gyi Mine), Thurein-taung, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 22°54'2"N
Longitude: 96°21'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.900555555556,96.363888888889

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 Ca Ce Fe H Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca Ce Fe H Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaddeleyiteColumbiteCorundumGarnetMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochlore
PyroxeneRhabdophaneRutileScheeliteSpinelTitaniteZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Brockite  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Corundum  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Ferrohögbomite-2N2S  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Oxycalciopyrochlore  (*)Painite  (*)Pargasite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Rutile  (*)Spinel  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O63218.701022
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)33218.702353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO23218.702162
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO23218.70238
Brockite  (*)Rhabdophane(Ca,Th,Ce)(PO4)·H2O3218.7048
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O63218.70289
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O33218.701797
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO43218.70196
Ferrohögbomite-2N2S  (*)None(Fe,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe)8O15(OH)3218.7013
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33218.7014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33218.705433
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)3218.70945
Oxycalciopyrochlore  (*)PyrochloreCa2Nb2O6O3218.7011
Painite  (*)NoneCaZrAl9O15(BO3)3218.708
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)23218.70313
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23218.7039462
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23218.705614
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O43218.701934
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)3218.701006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3218.704899
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)3218.70939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)323105251



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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