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Locality Name:
Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India


mindat Locality ID: 153534
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-153534.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Namakkal
Sankari Taluka

Latitude: 11°19'29"N
Longitude: 78°12'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 11.324722222222,78.208333333333
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 Be Ca Fe H K Mg O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylClayCorundumDiasporeMicaNonePyritePyroxeneQuartz
SpinelTalc

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Beryl  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Goethite  (*)Grunerite  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2266811,668123419
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181668124286
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O616681184
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1668117437
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2166811223
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6166811741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316681114640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O416681114899
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21668122273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216681239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2266811,6681261156
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41668121934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21668123337


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