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Locality Name:
Karbi Anglong District, Assam, India

Oldest recorded age at locality: 105
Youngest recorded age at locality: 105

mindat Locality ID: 153513
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-153513.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Karbi Anglong District, Assam, India": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Chippinala
Samchampi-Samteran Alkaline Igneous Complex

Latitude: 26°11'58"N
Longitude: 93°21'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.199444444444,93.36

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 Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeCalciteCancriniteClayCorundumFeldsparMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzSpinelTitaniteTridymiteZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Augite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Leucite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sanidine  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61051051660911022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6105105166091286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1051051660918803
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2105105166091295
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61051051660912060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)10510516609127770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O105105166091232
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61051051660914135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21051051660919895
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316609214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31660925433
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)105105166091233
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4366091,66092,6609514899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1051051660914924
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)105105166091884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1051051660912349
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3366091,66092,66095495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21051051660912273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS210510516609139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210510516609161156
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)105105166091598
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51660901516
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1051051660914899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21051051660912562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1051051660915251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000717MAGMATIC STYLE: Dyke-like bodies ranging from 25x5 to 400x25 m and small veins and lenses. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, melteigite-ijolite, magnetite-perovskite rock, nepheline and quartz syenite, leucite-bearing phonolite and fenite.


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
Jen_0000717105105105fission-track apatite     234864Samchampi, Samchampi-Samteran Alkaline Igneous Complex, Karbi Anglong District, Assam, IndiaSamchampiWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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