Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Chumar Mines (Chhumar Mines; Chumar Ruby Mines), Ganesh Himal (Ganesha), Dhading District, Province No. 3, Nepal

mindat Locality ID: 29862
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29862.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chumar Mines (Chhumar Mines; Chumar Ruby Mines), Ganesh Himal (Ganesha), Dhading District, Province No. 3, Nepal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 28°15'18"N
Longitude: 85°0'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.255,85.014166666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Brucite	Calcite	Clay	Corundum	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Rutile
Sphalerite	Talc	Titanite

Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Corundum ()*	Dolomite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Margarite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Rutile ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*

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 S Si Ti Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Brucite Calcite Clay Corundum Mica None Not in a structural group Pyrite Rutile
Sphalerite Talc Titanite

14 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1797
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1507
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂	168
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2562

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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