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Rock
Petalite
MM_Rock_13_2023
Rock
Geological Survey in Khetchal village, Momeik township, Northern Shan state
Milky white to yellowish brown color, medium grained crystals of petalite
23.03 ~ 55.8
Million Years (Ma)
Oligocene to Eocene
Mogok Group
Manual
Mineral Database
3 x 2 x 1
cm
Khetchal village, Momeik towhship, Northern Shan state
Museum
438.6 ~ 512.7
GPS
Mineral Deposit Area
Geological Survey in Khet Chal township, Momeik township, Northern Shan state
Khetchal village, Momeik township, Northern Shan state
The Moemeik area lies in the northeastern part of the Mogok Metamorphic Belt (MMB) and the northwestern part of the Eastern High lands. The Molo pegmatite is situated NE of Momeik, Northern Shan state. This pegmatite intruded into peridotite and is the source of distinctive mushroom-shaped rubellite, prismatic-shaped rubellite, and the rare gemstones petalite, pollucite, hambergite, phenatite, danburite, beyl, morganite, orthoclase and quartz (Hla Kyi etal 2005).
Myanmar (Burma)
Northern Shan state
Momeik township
Mr. Maung Zan (Assistant Geologist), DGSE
Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration, Naypyitaw, [email protected], [email protected]
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2023-01-16