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Scratching a living in country's 'land of rubies'

For centuries emperors, kings and warlords have vied for control over the valley of Mogok, north of Mandalay, once known as the "land of rubies" for its extraordinary treasure trove of jewels. Its ...
Indiatimes

From forgotten valley to museum: This rare, tiny orange gem from the 'valley of rubies' is the only one of its kind across the world

Kyawthuite, a unique mineral, was discovered in Myanmar's Chaung-Gyi Valley in 2010 and recognized in 2015. The single known specimen, a reddish-orange gem, is housed at the Natural History Museum of ...
Forbes

Burmese Rubies, Colored Diamonds And Cartier Lead Sotheby's Hong Kong Sale

A ruby and diamond necklace with 50 carats of unheated “Pigeon’s Blood” Mogok Burmese rubies was the top lot in Sotheby’s Hong Kong Fine Jewels and Jadeite sale, fetching $805,128. The necklace is set ...
Digital Journal

Scratching a living in Myanmar’s storied ‘land of rubies’

Every week Aye Min Htun prays he will find the ruby that changes his life, one of thousands of people scratching a living in Myanmar's mines set to gain little from the end of US sanctions on the ...
insider.si.edu

Burma ruby : a history of Mogok's rubies from antiquity to the present / by S.K. Samuels

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Scientific American

The Valley of Mogok—Ruby Mines District, Upper Burma

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