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Locality Name:
Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar


mindat Locality ID: 30775
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30775.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Dawei District (Tavoy District)
Kawthaung District
Myeik District

Latitude: 13°0'17"N
Longitude: 98°52'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 13.004722222222,98.873055555556

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicBerylChalcopyriteClayDiamondFeldsparFluoriteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStanniteStibniteTopaz

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Diamond  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1863478803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181863474286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1863421966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31863471935
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2886343,86345,86346,86347,86349,86350,86353,863545171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2286347,8635427198
Diamond  (*)DiamondC286345,86353697
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2586346,86347,86349,86350,863549617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS486346,86347,86349,8635024243
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1863474924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2686345,86346,86347,86349,86350,863545800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218634717380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2686345,86346,86347,86349,86350,8635439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81863479056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2586346,86347,86349,86350,8635461156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)386345,86347,863534894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18634721482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4186347668
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21863471476



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