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Sample Type of Object
Rock
Sample Name
Ruby (Mogok tsp)
Sample ID (Self-granted ID)
MM_Rock_44_2023
Material
Rock
Field Name
Geological Field trip in Mogok township, Mandalay region
Sample description
Ruby crtstals occur in white color, medium grained marble
Age
251.0 ~ 359.2
Age(unit)
million years (Ma)
Geological Age
Permian and older
Geological Unit
Mogok Group
Collection Method
Manual
Collection Method Description
Mineral Database
Size
8 cm x 5 cm x 4 cm
Size(unit)
cm
Comment
Dattaw taung, Mogok township, Mandalay region
Purpose
Museum
Tag
Elevation
349.8 ~ 502.1
Nav Type
GPS
Name Of Physiographic Feature
mineral deposit area
Location description
Geological Survey in Dattaw taung, Mogok township, Mandalay region
Locality
Dattaw taung, Mogok township, Mandalay region
Locality Description
The distinctive features of Mogok rubies are their fine pigeon's blood, colour, which resemble the colour of the bright red ring in the iris of the eye of a pigeon. In practice, the colours of Mogok rubies range from light pinkish, red to deep red, which arange to violiet saturations. The chacteristic crystal form from mogok rubies is short prism, however, long hexagonal prisms with pinacoids, combinations of prisms, rhombohedrons and pinacoids area also common. Additional minerals inclusions in mogok rubies are calcite, spinel, zircon, apatite, titanite (sphene), corundum, mica, graphite, boehmite and garnet.
Country
Myanmar (Burma)
State/Province
Mandalay Region
City/Township
Mogok Township
Field Program/Cruise
Platform type
Platform name
Platform description
Launch type
Launch Platform Name
Launch ID
Collector/Chief Scientist
Dr. Myint Soe (Deputy Director General), Dr. Adichat (Director of CCOP) and Field party of DGSE
Collector/Chief Scientist Address
Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration, Naypyitaw, gis.dgse@gmail.com
Collection date
Collection time
Current Archive
For Field report
Current Archive Contact
myintsoedgse@gmail.com, gis.dgse@gmail.com
Original Archive
For Field report
Original Archive Contact
myintsoedgse@gmail.com, gis.dgse@gmail.com
Depth in Core
Core depth(unit)
Data file
File format
JPEG
File title
Ruby (Mogok)_MM_Rock_44_2023
URL
URL Type
URL Description
Document file
CC License
CC BY-NC - The author is free to use, but not for profit.
Copyright
The copyright of this data is held by CCOP.
Data Registrant
Registration Date
2023-05-05
