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Locality Name:
KL-3 Kimberlite, Kalyandurg Cluster, Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1120
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1098

mindat Locality ID: 265071
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-265071.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "KL-3 Kimberlite, Kalyandurg Cluster, Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 14°33'40"N
Longitude: 76°57'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 14.561111111111,76.9625

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Fe H K Mg O Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H K Mg O Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteClayCorundumGarnetMicaNoneSpinel

5 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Spinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11201098027770
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31120109805433
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21120109802273
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3112010980341
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41120109801934



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_375Nagireddipalle (KL-3) is of the Kalyandurg cluster in the Warjrakarur Kimberlite Field.


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Michelle_375112010981109±11U-PbAge of kimberlite emplacementperovskiteKL3/2  Perovskite  265071KL-3 Kimberlite, Kalyandurg Cluster, Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaNagireddipalleRao et al. (2013)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.04.023CM353_48Age of kimberlite emplacement


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