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Locality Name:
Mahabubnagar District, Telangana, India

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1141
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1109

mindat Locality ID: 225064
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225064.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mahabubnagar District, Telangana, India": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Kotakonda Kimberlite

Latitude: 16°45'29"N
Longitude: 77°38'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 16.758055555556,77.641666666667

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 O Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteClayCorundumMicaNoneOlivinePerovskiteSpinel

7 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kirschsteinite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1141110916685127770
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3114111091668515433
Kirschsteinite  (*)OlivineCaFe2+(SiO4)1141110916685133
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)11411109166851153
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO311411109166851495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2114111091668512273
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4114111091668511934



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_379Kotakonda is of Kotakonda Cluster within the Narayanpet Kimberlite Field. Kotakonda is the largest exposed kimberlite in the Narayanpet Kimberlite Field. The fresh surface is blue and hard.


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
Michelle_379114111091125±16U-PbAge of kimberlite emplacementperovskiteKK-1  Perovskite  206100Kotakonda Kimberlite, Mahabubnagar District, Telangana, IndiaKotakondaRao et al. (2013)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.04.023CM353_48Age of kimberlite emplacement


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