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Norbergite from

Oak-saung-taung (Oh Saung Taung; Phayar-taung), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

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Classification
Species: Norbergite
Formula: Mg3(SiO4)F2
Comments: Specimens labelled "Norbergite" coming from Oakssaung Hill has showed by analysis to be chondrodite or clinohumite. See messageboard at http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-227088.html
Confirmation
Validity: Erroneously Reported
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite 3 photos of Norbergite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Spinel 2 photos of Norbergite associated with Spinel at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data: Click here to view Norbergite data
Locality Data: Click here to view Oak-saung-taung (Oh Saung Taung; Phayar-taung), Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 842196
Long-form Identifier: 1:3:842196:8
GUID (UUID V4): 0025384e-064a-472a-a975-97ef9e7aabe7
References
Moore, Thomas P. (2004) What's New in Minerals - Denver Show 2003. The Mineralogical Record, 35 (2) 151-156