Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 694

Gem mining in Burma

Journal Article
Ehrmann, M.L. (1957) Gem mining in Burma. Gems & Gemology, Vol. 9, No. 1, Spring, pp. 3–30.
ISBN/ISSN: 0016626X  |  Sinkankas/Born No.: 1870  |  RWHL
ruby, sapphire, corundum, Burma.12, jade, jadeite, fei cui, gems
Sinkankas: Both articles based on author’s many gem-buying trips and with photos taken by himself; describes geography, transport, the people, mining of gemstones, geology of deposits, mineralogy, history, recovery of jade and amber, mines, and gem trading. Obit. American Mineralogist, 59, 1974, p. 1870. Mining. [414].