MM Gemstones found here: Myanmar
7 deposits listed · 6 species catalogued
Known origins & mines
Hpakant Jade Tract · jadeite
The world's only commercial jadeite source: Uru river valley mega-mines produce boulders up to hundreds of tons. Imperial green "o…
Mogok Valley · ruby
The 2000-year-old "Valley of Rubies" produces the benchmark pigeon-blood red with strong fluorescence. Mogok stones typically show…
Mogok Peridot Slopes · peridot
Mogok's marble hills yield the richest green peridot with silky luster — large clean crystals command top Asian auction prices alo…
Hukawng Valley Amber · amber
Cretaceous burmite 99 million years old preserves feathered dinosaur tails and the oldest bees — conflict-zone extraction shadows …
Mergui Archipelago Pearl Beds · pearl
Royal pearl fishery of Siamese kings for centuries, the 800-island Mergui archipelago now hosts South Sea farms growing silver-gol…
Mong Hsu Fields · ruby
Discovered 1991: dark-booted crystals that turn bright red only after heat treatment — the first commercial source requiring diffu…
Namya Mines · spinel
North of Hpakant, Namya gravel produces neon pink-red spinels that rival ruby saturation without ruby price — the modern "Jedi"-ad…