When it comes to gemstones from Myanmar, the first thing that comes to mind is jadeite. In fact, Myanmar is one of the important origins of many types of gemstones, in addition to the well-known jadeite, there are rubies, sapphires, spinels, amber, etc., and the gemstones produced here are of high quality. Today, I will talk to you about those gemstones from Myanmar.
Emerald
About 35 million years ago, the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate in a northeasterly direction and subducted under the Eurasian Plate, forming special geological formations, and the Burmese jade deposit is mainly located in the outer arc zone of the junction of the two plates.
Jade bracelet, image source: Colorful Yunnan
Many people know about the Jadeite Pool, where good jadeite is awarded to the high bidder. Most of the jadeite on the market with emerald green color, excellent texture and good water head comes from Myanmar, but in fact, the jadeite production of this sample phase is not high, and Myanmar will also produce some low-grade jadeite.
Red Gemstone
Myanmar is one of the important sources of rubies, famous for producing "pigeon's blood" rubies. Rubies produced in Myanmar are generally highly fluorescent and brighter in color, making them unremarkably strong in the global colored gemstone auction market. Myanmar has two ruby sources, one is Mogok and the other is Monsu, but due to the long mining history of the two mining areas, the gem reserves in the mines are also decreasing year by year.
The rubies produced in the Mogok mine are highly recognized around the world, and most of the sky-high rubies at famous auctions such as Christie's and Sotheby's are produced in the Mogok mine. The rubies produced by the Mogok mine are pure and rich in color, bright in color and highly saturated.
Blue stone
In everyone's impression, the "cornflower blue" sapphire in Kashmir is beautiful and elegant, of high quality and scarce in production. In fact, in addition to the production of sapphires in Kashmir, Myanmar is also one of the important sources of high-quality sapphires.
Burmese sapphires are highly saturated in color, with intense blue or slightly purplish indigo blue, which is similar to Kashmir sapphires in sunlight. Of course, some Burmese sapphires will also be lighter in color, similar to Sri Lankan sapphires. In fact, high-quality Burmese sapphires are mostly "royal blue", which is very rich and rich in color, and is loved by jewelry lovers in the market.
spinel
Spinel is found in schist, serpentine and related rocks, and most gem-quality spinel is often found in alluvial fans. Myanmar Mogok is also one of the main sources of spinel
The spinel produced in this region is highly saturated in color and rich in hues, ranging from deep red to orange or purple and light pink to dark pink. Since ancient times, spinel has been easily confused with rubies, and during the Qing Dynasty on the mainland, the top beads on officials' hats were mostly set with red spinel.
Amber
In addition to the above colored treasures, Myanmar also produces amber. Amber is an organic mixture formed by geological action from the resins of Mesozoic Cretaceous to Cenozoic tertiary coniferous plants.
Amber's work "Righteous Thin Clouds", source: Morning Light Amber
The formation of amber generally has three stages, the first stage is the secretion of resin from cypress trees; The second stage is that the resin is buried deep and petrification occurs, and the composition, structure and characteristics of the resin have undergone obvious changes; In the third stage, the petrochemical resin is washed, transported, deposited and diagenesis occurs to form amber. Of course, the origin of amber is also relatively widespread, and amber in Myanmar is relatively old.
In summary, it can be seen that the special geographical structure and climatic conditions make Myanmar rich in gemstone resources. The charm of Myanmar colored gemstones speaks for itself, and I hope that the beauty of them will gain your love.
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