Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 28748

Ueber das Vorkommen der Rubine in Birma

On the occurrence of rubies in Burma
Journal Article
Bauer, M. (1896) Ueber das Vorkommen der Rubine in Birma. [On the occurrence of rubies in Burma] Neuen Jarhbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Palaeontologie, Vol. 2, pp. 197–238, 1 plate of crystal diagrams.
Sinkankas/Born No.: 464; NIB  |  Language: in German  |  RWHL
gems, corundum, Burma.12, geology.11, Mogok, Mogok Metamorphic Belt, ruby, spinel
Sinkankas: Reviews previous accounts and studies, details on occurrences, the gem-bearing marble, detailed descriptions corundums, spinels, chondrodite, apatite, phlogopite, other associates in the marble, and discusses origin in the dolomitic marble of Burma as compared to corundum sources elsewhere not of this type; plate shows crystal forms & growth figs of corundum.