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Sample Type of Object
Rock
Sample Name
Slate
Sample ID (Self-granted ID)
MM_Rock_26_2023
Material
Rock
Field Name
Geological Survey in Modi Taung, Yamethin Township, Mandalay Region
Sample Description
Slate gray is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate. As a tertiary color, slate is an equal mix of purple and green pigments.Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. It is the finest grained foliated metamorphic rock.
Age
270.6 ~ 359.2
Age(unit)
Million Years (Ma)
Geological Age
Lower Permian to Carbonifreous
Geological Unit
Mergui
Collection Method
Manual
Collection Method Description
Mineral Database
Size
15 cm x 2 cm x 4 cm
Size(unit)
cm
Comment
Geological Survey in Modi Taung, Yamethin Township, Mandalay Region
Purpose
Museum
Tag
Elevation
1000 ~ 1100
Nav Type
GPS
Name of Physiographic Feature
Mineral Deposit Area
Location Description
Geological Survey in Modi Taung, Yamethin Township, Mandalay Region
Locality
Modi Taung, Yamethin Township, Mandalay Region
Locality Description
"The Taungnyo Group in the Mawpalaw area is composed of greenschist facies quartzites, metagreywackes and slates and lower-grade shales, greywackes, arenites, arkosic sandstones and mudstones.The Mergui Group metasediments include quartzites, intercalated with slates."
Country
Myanmar (Burma)
State/Province
Mandalay region
City/Township
Yamethin
Field Program/Cruise
Platform Type
Platform Name
Platform Description
Launch Type
Launch Platform Name
Launch ID
Collector/Chief Scientist
U Wunna Aumg (DGSE)
Collector/Chief Scientist Address
Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration,[email protected]
Collection Date
Collection Time
Current Archive
Museum
Current Archive Contact
Original Archive
Museum
Original Archive Contact
Depth in Core
Core Depth(unit)
Data File
File Format
JPEG
File Title
Slate_MM_Rock_26_2023
URL
URL Type
URL Description
Document File
CC License
CC BY-NC - The author is free to use, but not for profit.
Copyright
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Data Registrant
Registration Date
2023-02-23
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