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http://dx.doi.org/10.22807/KJMP.2020.33.2.129

Mineralogical and Geochemical Characteristics of the Gemstone-bearing Pegmatite of Mogok Metamorphic Belt, Myanmar  

Heo, Chul-Ho (Mineral Resources Development Research Center, Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Oh, Il-Hwan (Mineral Resources Development Research Center, Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Cho, Seong-Jun (Mineral Resources Development Research Center, Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
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Korean Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology / v.33, no.2, 2020 , pp. 129-141 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Mogok metamorphic belt is a highland area mainly consisting of Archean crystalline rocks, where many ruby mines were distributed in the past, and jewelry has been identified in its alluvium as placer deposit. Minerals that are usually identified with ruby include spinel, garnet, and rubellite. The conglomerates that form the alluvium in which jewelry is found mainly consist of gneiss and clastic pegmatites. In Singu, Mogok, and Momeik areas, a number of pegmatites containing jewelry are distributed in the intrusions of Mogok metamorphic rocks, diorites, and granites. In Singu pegmatites, rubellite, goshenite, and blue and violet apatite occur as gems. In Momeik pegmatites, mushroom-type rubellite, petalite, hambergite, pollucite, and aquamarine can be found. In Mogok pegmatites, topaz, aquamarine, goshenite, and herderite occur are present.
Keywords
gem; pegmatite; Mogok metamorphic belt; Myanmar;
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