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Locality Name:
Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar


mindat Locality ID: 8063
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8063.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Chauk-maw
Lelgyi
Mohauk
Molo Quarter

Latitude: 23°8'58"N
Longitude: 96°35'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 23.149444444444,96.5975

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 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: Ca F 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApatiteBerylClayColumbiteCorundumDanburiteDiamondFeldsparFluorite
LazuliteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPerettiitePhenakitePyroxeneQuartzSpinelTopaz
Tourmaline

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Avdeevite  (*)Beryl  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Corundum  (*)
Danburite  (*)Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Hambergite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Olenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Perettiite-(Y)  (*)Petalite  (*)Pezzottaite  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Spinel  (*)
Stibiotantalite  (*)Topaz  (*)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)286289,862948803
Avdeevite  (*)BerylNaAl4(Be5Li)(Si6O18)2(H2O)1-21862931
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18486289,86292,86293,862944286
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6286293,86294289
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3286286,862881797
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O8286287,86290148
Diamond  (*)DiamondC186288697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61862874135
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)186293520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1862942740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Hambergite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)286289,8629381
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2186294232
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1862894924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218628917380
Olenite  (*)TourmalineNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)18629324
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)286293,862952349
Perettiite-(Y)  (*)PerettiiteY2Mn2+4Fe2+Si2B8O241862941
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10486289,86293,86294,86295124
Pezzottaite  (*)BerylCsLiBe2Al2Si6O181862906
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)386289,86290,86294326
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O286289,86291140
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2986284,86287,86288,86289,86290,86292,86293,86294,8629561156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)386292,86293,862942705
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41862931934
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO418629353
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21862891476
Tusionite  (*)NoneMn2+Sn(BO3)21862943



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050603Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmarhttps://rruff.info/R050603


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