Amber from Khamti, Sagaing Region, Myanmar

Autor(en)

T. T. Nyunt, T. T. Sun, M. Krishnaswamy, L. H. Ying, C. Cho, N. B. B. Kyaw, W. Y. L. Aung, C. Chanmuang N.

Abstrakt

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(en)

Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallographie

Externe Organisation(en)

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

Band

37

Seiten

314-322

Anzahl der Seiten

9

ISSN

1355-4565

Publikationsdatum

10-2020

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

105116 Mineralogie, 104026 Spektroskopie

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/cc2bcce0-b8e3-4725-b8eb-a65d6bd8561f