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Locality Name:
Khetchel Village (Cache Village; Khat Che Village), Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar


mindat Locality ID: 215585
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-215585.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Khetchel Village (Cache Village; Khat Che Village), Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Moe-Thee Mine
Nagarthwet Mine
Palelni Mine ("Kat Chay Mine")
Phenakite Mine
Pheyeou Mine

Latitude: 23°18'19"N
Longitude: 96°51'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 23.305277777778,96.862777777778
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 Ca Cs F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Sb Si Sn Ta Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca Cs Li O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApatiteBerylColumbiteDanburiteFeldsparLazuliteNoneNot in a structural groupPerettiite
PhenakiteQuartzSpinelTourmaline

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Avdeevite  (*)Beryl  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Danburite  (*)
Elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Hambergite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Olenite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Perettiite-(Y)  (*)Petalite  (*)Pezzottaite  (*)Phenakite  (*)
Pollucite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Spinel  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)
Tusionite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1862948803
Avdeevite  (*)BerylNaAl4(Be5Li)(Si6O18)2(H2O)1-21862931
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18386292,86293,862944286
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6286293,86294289
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O80148
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)186293520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1862942740
Hambergite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)18629381
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2186294232
Olenite  (*)TourmalineNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)18629324
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)286293,862952349
Perettiite-(Y)  (*)PerettiiteY2Mn2+4Fe2+Si2B8O241862941
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10386293,86294,86295124
Pezzottaite  (*)BerylCsLiBe2Al2Si6O1806
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)186294326
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O186291140
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2486292,86293,86294,8629561156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)386292,86293,862942705
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41862931934
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO418629353
Tusionite  (*)NoneMn2+Sn(BO3)21862943


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