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Locality Name:
Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), 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: 8062
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8062.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Anyant-taung (Hmya-taung)
Gaw-Ra-Khar Village
Htan-yan-sho
Ko-miles-le-taw
Kyini-taung
Mansin/Thet-kachan (Man Sin; Mansi; Mance/Thet-kachan)
Pein-pyit-le-taw
Pyant Gyi Mine (Pyan Gyi)
Sinhalite Occurrence
SSNPLO Mines
U Kyaw Htwe Mine
Yesekan Mine

Latitude: 22°58'15"N
Longitude: 96°33'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.970833333333,96.564166666667

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 P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteClayCorundumDanburiteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetHumiteKornerupineMicaMilariteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRutileSodaliteSpinelTopazTourmalineZircon

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chondrodite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Corundum  (*)Danburite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)Edenite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Fluoro-edenite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Haüyne  (*)Johachidolite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)Lazurite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Montebrasite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pargasite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Poudretteite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Schorl  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sinhalite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)Topaz  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)33218.7386198,86200,862012353
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F3218.7186196244
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO53218.7286196,862011310
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183218.7286195,862014286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3218.7386193,86199,8620127770
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F23218.7186193285
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O43218.7286196,86201321
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F23218.7186193236
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O33218.7786195,86196,86199,86200,86201,86203,862041797
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O83218.7386196,86201,86205148
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63218.7386196,86201,862054135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3218.7186201648
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)23218.7186201160
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3218.7186201520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3218.71862012740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23218.7286195,862019617
Fluoro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F23218.718620127
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)3218.71861931188
Graphite  (*)NoneC3218.7286193,861992812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)33218.7286196,862011544
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)3218.7186201158
Johachidolite  (*)NoneCaAlB3O73218.71862012
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)23218.718620168
Lazurite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3)1-·H2O3218.718620137
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3218.71862014924
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)3218.7186201200
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3218.7286200,862012349
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)23218.7186201313
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23218.7386193,86199,862012273
Poudretteite  (*)MilariteKNa2(B3Si12)O303218.71862014
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23218.718619939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23218.7486196,86197,86199,8620161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23218.71861995614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3218.7186201598
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3218.7286199,862012705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO53218.7386196,86200,862011516
Sinhalite  (*)OlivineMgAl(BO4)3218.7286201,8620220
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl3218.7186201444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O43218.7986193,86195,86196,86197,86198,86199,86200,86201,862031934
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23218.7286195,861961476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3231286196,862015251



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 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R110158Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmarhttps://rruff.info/R110158
R050183Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmarhttps://rruff.info/R050183
R060072Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmarhttps://rruff.info/R060072
R060080Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmarhttps://rruff.info/R060080
R050184Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmarhttps://rruff.info/R050184
R070640Pyant Gyi Mine (Pyan Gyi), Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmarhttps://rruff.info/R070640
R080009Pyant Gyi Mine (Pyan Gyi), Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmarhttps://rruff.info/R080009


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