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Locality Name:
Sargipalli Mines, Sundargarh District (Sundergarh District), Odisha, India

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1665
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1665

mindat Locality ID: 21590
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21590.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sargipalli Mines, Sundargarh District (Sundergarh District), Odisha, India": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 22°3'29"N
Longitude: 83°55'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.058055555556,83.921388888889

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 Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Ti W Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCovelliteEpidoteGarnetMalachite
MicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel
TitaniteWollastonite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)
Ferro-pargasite  (*)Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tschermakite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
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)21665166503419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31665166502353
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21665166505509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16651665027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1665166504979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216651665027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1665166504165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21665166509895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1665166508173
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2166516650271
Ferro-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)216651665054
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16651665024243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31665166501544
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2166516650209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6166516650741
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2166516650238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O416651665014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)216651665012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)216651665017380
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81665166509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216651665061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1665166504894
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31665166501214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16651665021482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1665166504899
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)216651665073
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31665166501247



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
sedznpb-00233166516651665        21590Sargipalli Mines, Sundargarh District (Sundergarh District), Odisha, IndiaSargipaliSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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