Amber from Khamti, Sagaing Region, Myanmar
- Author(s)
- T. T. Nyunt, T. T. Sun, M. Krishnaswamy, L. H. Ying, C. Cho, N. B. B. Kyaw, W. Y. L. Aung, C. Chanmuang N.
- Abstract
In the Pat-tar Bum area near Khamti in the Sagaing Region of northern Myanmar, amber is mined from Cretaceous limestone using underground and open-pit methods. Most of the amber ranges from yellow to dark brown, and it shows typical gemmological properties for amber. Inclusions in our samples consisted of flattened gas bubbles, fractures and brownish material (probably organic debris), and the authors have also seen pieces containing various types of animal remains such as an insect wing, spider and bird feather. FTIR and Raman spectra show features consistent with Burmese amber.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Mineralogy and Crystallography
- External organisation(s)
- Yangon University, Far East Gem Lab, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Myanmar Gems Enterprise, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Myanmar Gems Museum
- Journal
- The Journal of Gemmology
- Volume
- 37
- Pages
- 314-322
- No. of pages
- 9
- ISSN
- 1355-4565
- Publication date
- 10-2020
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 105116 Mineralogy, 104026 Spectroscopy
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/cc2bcce0-b8e3-4725-b8eb-a65d6bd8561f