No.5 November 2007
 
 
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  New Discovery of Johachidolite to the northeast of Mogok
 
 
Fig. JO5A
 
 
Fig. J05A. View to northeast with Mogok in the foreground. In the background, the famous "Dattaw" - mine can be seen. This is a primary mine producing fine rubies. The johachidolite occurences are localized behind the Dattaw mine, at the back slope of the mountain range, not directly visible from Mogok.

Fig. J05B. View to Mogok with the Mogok Inn Lake on the right and the Chan Tha Gyi Pagoda on the left. The land mark mountain directly bordering Mogok is known as "Nat Nyo Taung". For a geological profile in the viewing direction see Fig.J07 and J08.
     
 

Fig. J06. Johachidolite of 10 mm length (in pegmatile matrix). The crystal is slightly broken at the tip. In a perpendicular view, the crystal has an orthorhombic cross section. From Pyant Gyi Mine (Eastern Mogok, Burma, Myanmar). Sample No. GRS-Ref 5630.