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Locality Name:
Ingaldhal Copper Deposits ("Ingladhal" Copper Deposit; Ingaldal), Chitradurga (Chittaldurg; Chitaldurg), Chitradurga District (Chitaldrug), Karnataka, India

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2570
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2330

mindat Locality ID: 214464
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-214464.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ingaldhal Copper Deposits ("Ingladhal" Copper Deposit; Ingaldal), Chitradurga (Chittaldurg; Chitaldurg), Chitradurga District (Chitaldrug), Karnataka, India": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 14°10'53"N
Longitude: 76°26'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 14.181388888889,76.440555555556
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: Ag As Co Cu Fe O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Co Cu Fe O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteChalcopyriteCobaltiteNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedrite

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Galena  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stromeyerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2570233009052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42570233005516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2570233005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS225702330027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS257023300966
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS25702330024243
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS225702330039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82570233009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO225702330061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS25702330021482
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS257023300332
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132570233001803


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
Kristen002170257023302450±120        214464Ingaldhal Copper Deposits ("Ingladhal" Copper Deposit; Ingaldal), Chitradurga (Chittaldurg; Chitaldurg), Chitradurga District (Chitaldrug), Karnataka, IndiaChitradurgaNaqvi et al. (1977)10.1016/0301-9268(77)90004-3PR4_361 

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