Ho-mine-sho, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

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The gem mines are situated just west of Myaw-pyet. Mostly red spinels and fewer rubies are produced from the alluvium in open-pit mining schemes. In the same area, red spinels are found in the partially decomposed marble comprising a small scale karst topography.

Ref: Ted Themelis (2008) Gems and Mines of Mogok, p. 213

Gemstone List

Corundum var: Ruby

Spinel