Pyar-swel-sho (Beehive Gully), Myeme (Black Earth), Marble Ark, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

It is situated at the top of a hill less than 1 km from the Myeme village. Rubies and spinels are found in different types of marble and they are mined using gwè-dwins and small tunnels. Rubies and spinels are also found in the byôn, along with blue sapphires and star rubies.

Ref: Ted Themelis (2008) Gems and Mines of Mogok, p. 227

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