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Sample Type of Object
Rock
Sample Name
Gypsum with minor fold and fault
Sample ID (Self-granted ID)
MM-Rock-07
Material
Rock
Field Name
Htigahaw Area, Shan ywar thit Sub Township (Hlaingbwe), Kayin State
Sample Description
Colorless (in transmitted light) to white, Vitreous to silky, pearly, or waxy, Prismatic (2/m) H-M symbol: (2/m),Gypsum is a common mineral, with thick and extensive evaporite beds in association with sedimentary rocks.
Age
299.0 ~ 359.2
Age(unit)
Million Years (Ma)
Geological Age
Carboniferous
Geological Unit
Taungnyo Formation
Collection Method
Manual
Collection Method Description
Gypsum board is primarily used as a finish for walls and ceilings, and is known in construction as drywall, wallboard, sheetrock or plasterboard. Gypsum blocks are used like concrete blocks in building construction.
Size
10 cmx 15 cmx 10 cm
Size(unit)
cm
Comment
Htigahaw Area, Shan ywar thit Sub Township (Hlaingbwe), Kayin State
Purpose
Museum
Tag
Elevation
155 ~ 706
Nav Type
GPS
Name of Physiographic Feature
Mineral Deposit Area
Location Description
Htigahaw Area, Shan ywar thit Sub Township (Hlaingbwe), Kayin State
Locality
Htigahaw Area
Locality Description
Kayin State Tha Byu mine, Hlaingpado Taung Limestone (Permian) unconformable on Mergui Group schist, shale & calc. cherts, 7 quartz-stibnite veins in 6.7 m wide ore zone traced for 198 m. Ore contains 60.45–61.59% stibnite. Kayin State, Hlaingbwe Township 4.62 Mt @ CaO-32.2 %, SO3-44.91 %.
Country
Myanmar (Burma)
State/Province
Kayin State
City/Township
Shan ywar thit Sub Township (Hlaingbwe)
Field Program/Cruise
Platform Type
Platform Name
Platform Description
Launch Type
Launch Platform Name
Launch ID
Collector/Chief Scientist
U San Win, Deputy Director, DGSE
Collector/Chief Scientist Address
Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration, Naypyitaw, [email protected]
Collection Date
Collection Time
Current Archive
Museum
Current Archive Contact
Original Archive
Museum
Original Archive Contact
[email protected], [email protected], Naypyitaw
Depth in Core
Core Depth(unit)
File Format
JPEG
File Title
Gypsum with Minor fold and fault_MM-Rock-07
URL
URL Type
URL Description
Document File
CC License
CC BY - You must provide a statement about the author, including the author's name, the title of the work, and the source.
Copyright
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Data Registrant
Registration Date
2021-01-07
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