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Myanmar - Ruby Mines - MogokRuby Mines - The Mogok Valley in Upper Myanmar (Burma) was for centuries the worlds main source for rubies. That region has produced some of the finest rubies ever mined
The British encampment at Mogok, Burma, 1887With the Chindwin force in Upper Burma-an attack on a fortified position at Toung-ta-long, near Kindat, 1887. On this occasion, Lance-Naik(Lance-Corporal)Bhagat Bir, 18th Bengal Infantry
Natural ruby crystalThis ruby is a staggering 1, 085 carats. Mined in Burmas Mogok (Myanmar s) mines and bought by the Museum in 1924 from Burma Ruby Mines Ltd. It is one of the largest crystals in the Museum collection
Natural ruby in marbleFrom the mines of Mogok in Burma (Myanmar). Ruby is the red variety of the mineral corundum with small impurities of chromium that turn it red
Spinel crystal and cut stoneSpinel (magnesium aluminium oxide) crystal from Ruby Mines, Mogok, Burma with spinel cut stone from Sri Lanka. Spinel is found in a red colour and has been previously mistaken for ruby