Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 4839
Die Rubin-und Saphir-Abbaue von Mogok: Eine aktuelle Reportage aus Myanmar
The ruby and sapphire mines of Mogok: A current report from Myanmar
Journal Article
Kane, R.E. and Kammerling, R.C. (1993) Die Rubin-und Saphir-Abbaue von Mogok: Eine aktuelle Reportage aus Myanmar. [The ruby and sapphire mines of Mogok: A current report from Myanmar] Lapis, Vol. 18, No. 7/8, Juli/August, pp. 40–56.
Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS / NIB | Language: in German | RWHL
corundum, ruby, sapphire, Mogok, Burma.12, gems
Describes traditional and more modern methods of mining ruby and sapphire in the Mogok region of Myanmar, with an account of the area’s geology and mineralization. Twenty-seven photographs and two maps illustrate the mining district, and an appended list records its gem-quality minerals. The article is a revised and updated version of the authors’ 1992 report in Gems & Gemology.