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Locality Name:
Bawdwin Mining Complex (Bawdwin Mines), Namtu Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar

Oldest recorded age at locality: 510
Youngest recorded age at locality: 470

mindat Locality ID: 8587
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8587.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bawdwin Mining Complex (Bawdwin Mines), Namtu Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 23°6'34"N
Longitude: 97°17'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 23.109444444444,97.296666666667

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: Ag As Ba C Co Cu Fe H Ni O Pb S Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Ba C Co Cu Fe H Ni O Pb S Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteCobaltiteCopiapiteCubanite
LinariteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltSphaleriteVivianiteWurtzite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Cuprocopiapite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Linarite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S51051002793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)51051002734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O5104700445
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)45105100246
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)510510011547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)651051001633
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)51047004979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2510510027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS5105100966
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S35105100802
Cuprocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteCu2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O510510012
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O5104700814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS510510024243
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)25105100987
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)65105100477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2510510039462
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)25104700454
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)51047002473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS510510021482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO51047001101



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
DeepDive-Co-0025470470470        8587Bawdwin Mining Complex (Bawdwin Mines), Namtu Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, MyanmarBawdwin (Pb–Zn–Ag–Cu–Ni–Co) MineZaw et al. (2014)10.1016/j.gr.2013.10.010GR26_5 
vms-00982510510Cambrian       S8587Bawdwin Mining Complex (Bawdwin Mines), Namtu Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, MyanmarBawdwinMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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