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Locality Name:
Sakarsanahalli, Kolar Gold Fields, Kolar District, Karnataka, India


mindat Locality ID: 218724
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-218724.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sakarsanahalli, Kolar Gold Fields, Kolar District, Karnataka, India": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Mn Na O Si Ti 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylCalciteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPyroxeneQuartzSpinelTalcTitanite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Clino-suenoite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kutnohorite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tschermakite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20718
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2057
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)20234
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)20238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2073
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025



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