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Locality Name:
Ajmer Division, Rajasthan, India

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1800
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 147192
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-147192.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ajmer Division, Rajasthan, India": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Ajmer District
Bhilwara District
Degana Mine
Kishangarh Complex
Pisangan
Rajgarh Pits
Sambhar Salt Lake

Latitude: 26°30'45"N
Longitude: 74°46'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.5125,74.780555555556

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 Al As B Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAlluauditeAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryte
BerylBismutiteBlöditeBournoniteBranneriteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCorundum
CovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumIronKaolinite
LöllingiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePolybasite
PyriteQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutileSchoepiteSchreyeriteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyite
StauroliteTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazTourmalineTridymiteUllmanniteWurtzite

102 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Almandine  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Bassanite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beyerite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Blödite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carlsbergite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorapatite  (*)Clarkeite  (*)Covellite  (*)Daubréelite  (*)Diaphorite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Fourmarierite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Freieslebenite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)
Glauberite  (*)Goethite  (*)Goslarite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Gudmundite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Iron  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Masuyite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Pearceite  (*)Pentahydrite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Polyhalite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Schreyerite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Semseyite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Starkeyite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Sylvite  (*)Taenite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Willemite  (*)
Wüstite  (*)Zincite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S180018001667042793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2266699,667103419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1667108803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)316670994
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31667002353
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)180018001667042734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1667111588
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb18001800166704363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1667113250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS180018001667049052
Bassanite  (*)RhabdophaneCa(SO4)·0.5H2O16671182
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18266699,667104286
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)216670396
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)166703716
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O166711130
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41667055516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1118001800166704843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3180018001667041089
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6166705248
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb18001800166704175
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)366699,66708,6671127770
Carlsbergite  (*)RocksaltCrN16670626
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O1667051184
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)180018001667044979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218001800366704,66705,6670727198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl166710203
Clarkeite  (*)NoneNa(UO2)O(OH)·nH2O16669818
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1667054165
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S4166706157
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S818001800166704126
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1667051027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21667119895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)18001800166704648
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)18001800166704180
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2266702,667079617
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O16669861
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1218001800166704663
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS318001800166704105
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O418001800166704445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1800180016670424243
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)2166711137
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)180018001667047437
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O18001800166704188
Graphite  (*)NoneC180018001667042812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS18001800166704717
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS18001800166704170
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1667116890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1667111398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31800180016670414640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O180018001667041689
Iron  (*)IronFe1667061089
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1418001800166704784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41666985591
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O166705198
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs218001800166704762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418001800466704,66705,66706,6670814899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2180018001667045674
Masuyite  (*)NonePb(UO2)3O3(OH)2·3H2O16670523
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S2418001800166704158
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS218001800166704300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)180018001667044924
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O166711223
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2180018001667045800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218001800466699,66704,66708,6671017380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)166708884
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]18001800166704249
Pentahydrite  (*)ChalcanthiteMg(SO4)·5H2O16671132
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21666992273
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)618001800166704477
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]18001800166704716
Polyhalite  (*)NoneK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O166711102
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS318001800166704733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3180018001667041425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218001800366704,66705,6670739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8180018001667049056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218001800666699,66703,66704,66705,66707,6671061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2180018001667045614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)18001800266704,667102705
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P166706374
Schreyerite  (*)SchreyeriteV3+2Ti4+3O91800180016670410
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O180018001667041153
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S2118001800166704165
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5180018001667041516
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)180018001667042473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1800180016670421482
Starkeyite  (*)StarkeyiteMg(SO4)·4H2O16671179
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)18001800166704978
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS418001800166704586
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl166711275
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)166706703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21666993337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13180018001667041803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13180018001667045317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1667104899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21667071476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21667102562
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS18001800166704293
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2266698,667052718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O266698,66705890
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO418001800166704303
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO16670674
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO1800180016670498



2 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
sedexmvt-0014518001800?1800 Ma (geological relations)geological relations       192173Rampura-Agucha Zn-(Pb) Deposit, Bhilwara District, Ajmer Division, Rajasthan, IndiaRampura-AguchaTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00229180018001800        192173Rampura-Agucha Zn-(Pb) Deposit, Bhilwara District, Ajmer Division, Rajasthan, IndiaRampura-AguchaSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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