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Locality Name:
Bihar, India


mindat Locality ID: 16177
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16177.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bihar, India": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Gaya District
Ghatsila (Ghatshila)
Jharia Coalfield
Muzaffarpur
Purba Champaran
Raniganj Coalfield

Latitude: 25°17'29"N
Longitude: 85°22'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.291388888889,85.377222222222
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 Ca Cr F Fe H Mg Mn N Na Ni O P S Si Ti V Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe O V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaddeleyiteBerylBrauniteCeriteColumbiteCorundumCristobaliteGarnetIron
NickelineNoneOlivinePyroxeneRocksaltScacchiteSpinelSulphurTridymite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Almandine  (*)Augite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Bararite  (*)
Caswellsilverite  (*)Coulsonite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cryptohalite  (*)Daubréelite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Feiite  (*)Ferromerrillite  (*)Hercynite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Indialite  (*)Iron  (*)Kaersutite  (*)Liuite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Majorite  (*)Merrillite  (*)Niningerite  (*)Oldhamite  (*)
Perryite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Seifertite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Sulphur  (*)Taenite  (*)Tranquillityite  (*)Tridymite  (*)
Troilite  (*)Tschaunerite  (*)Whitlockite  (*)Wüstite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS166111312
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31660992353
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61661002060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2166100238
Bararite  (*)None(NH4)2SiF61661078
Caswellsilverite  (*)ScacchiteNaCrS21661115
Coulsonite  (*)SpinelFe2+V3+2O4016
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2166100453
Cryptohalite  (*)None(NH4)2SiF616610714
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S4166111157
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6166111944
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)166100371
Feiite  (*)NoneFe2+2(Fe2+Ti4+)O51661001
Ferromerrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)71661003
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4166100407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31661005433
Indialite  (*)BerylMg2Al3(AlSi5)O18266108,6611624
Iron  (*)IronFe266110,661111089
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2166100179
Liuite  (*)CorundumFeTiO31661001
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4266100,6611014899
Majorite  (*)GarnetMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)316610024
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)7166100230
Niningerite  (*)RocksaltMgS16611128
Oldhamite  (*)RocksaltCaS16611158
Perryite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)316611125
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6166100303
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81661009056
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P266110,66111374
Seifertite  (*)ColumbiteSiO21661003
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4266111,661161934
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1661072045
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)266110,66111703
Tranquillityite  (*)BrauniteFe2+8Ti3Zr2Si3O2416610017
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2166116458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1661111044
Tschaunerite  (*)None(Fe2+)(Fe2+Ti4+)O41661001
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6166100104
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO16611074


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