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Locality Name:
Andhra Pradesh, India

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1141
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 24472
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24472.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Andhra Pradesh, India": 70
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 48

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Anantapur District
Chittoor District
Guntur District
Krishna District
Kurnool District
Nalgonda District
Nellore District
Prakasam District
Srikakulam District
Visakhapatnam District
Vizianagaram District
YSR District (Cuddapah District)

Latitude: 16°41'4"N
Longitude: 80°20'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 16.684444444444,80.333611111111

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 As Au B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Si Ti U Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Cu Fe H O S Si U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeArsenopyriteBaryteBastnäsiteBerylBixbyite
BrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDiamond
DiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetIronKaoliniteKornerupineMica
MilariteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineOxalatePerovskitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRamsdelliteRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSapphirineScapoliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinel
TitaniteWollastoniteZircon

95 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bixbyite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Coffinite  (*)Cohenite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Daubréelite  (*)Deveroite-(Ce)  (*)Diamond  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gorceixite  (*)
Grandidierite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Halite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)
Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Indialite  (*)Iron  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Kalsilite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kornerupine  (*)Leucite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Meionite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)
Potassic-chloro-hastingsite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)
Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Richterite  (*)Rutile  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Sapphirine  (*)
Shortite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Taenite  (*)Tephroite  (*)Titanite  (*)Titanomaghemite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wüstite  (*)Zemkorite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1660368803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)00166040706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3366051,66053,660582353
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31660581534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)266032,660341036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS0009052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6266032,660342060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)266058,6607611547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F00166040304
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O3366064,66066,66070104
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS40005516
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)266064,66066483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)114110871266014,66017,66018,66020,66021,66023,66033,66036,66038,66042,66058,6607727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2266013,6602827198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411411109466014,66031,66032,660343902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4166077951
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O000566
Cohenite  (*)PerovskiteCFe316605677
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18966051,66053,66059,66063,66067,66068,66069,66071,660721008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3266012,660511797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS0004165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16566061,66062,66064,66066,66070599
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S4166056157
Deveroite-(Ce)  (*)OxalateCe2(C2O4)3·10H2O001660402
Diamond  (*)DiamondC11401087266017,66018697
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S0001027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6366038,66048,660584135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211401087366018,66076,660779895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6166032944
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O616603284
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11401087266018,660321188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16602824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)366061,66064,660707437
Gold  (*)CopperAu466013,66025,66026,6603630554
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6166061121
Grandidierite  (*)NoneMgAl3O2(BO3)(SiO4)16605140
Graphite  (*)NoneC266048,660562812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31660581544
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl114111091660141398
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2166050209
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4266066,66070350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3466029,66062,66064,6606614640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4166051407
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16466061,66062,66064,66070243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311411098866014,66017,66020,66029,66033,66051,66058,660595433
Indialite  (*)BerylMg2Al3(AlSi5)O1816605924
Iron  (*)IronFe1660561089
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4366064,66066,66070172
Kalsilite  (*)NoneKAlSiO416604849
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41660585591
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2266032,6605168
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)166048233
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)2166062210
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4166029229
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O4266031,66032311
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4566029,66042,66055,66056,6605914899
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)166048176
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21660365800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2366013,66028,6603617380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1660552994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)266032,660502349
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)MilariteKMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O3016605142
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO311411087466014,66017,66018,66038495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2114110871066014,66017,66018,66020,66021,66023,66031,66033,66038,660482273
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6166034303
Potassic-chloro-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleKCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22Cl21660509
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2566013,66026,66028,66036,6607639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2566061,66062,66064,66066,660703106
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)311201098166020341
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3166066244
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO3166066147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8266026,660369056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2001066032,66033,66034,66036,66039,66040,66050,66051,66058,6605961156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO2266061,6606288
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1660661711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)166066969
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2166038148
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2366031,66033,660585614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O800166040353
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]466047,66051,66053,66054129
Shortite  (*)NoneNa2Ca2(CO3)31141110916601437
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5466051,66053,66058,660591516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3566061,66062,66064,66066,660701214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16602821482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4114010871266017,66018,66020,66021,66023,66029,66034,66051,66052,66053,66054,660591934
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)166056703
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)166066240
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O466023,66033,66042,660584899
Titanomaghemite  (*)Spinel(Ti0.5   0.5)Fe3+2O41660295
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1660341044
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO20002718
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31660581247
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO16605674
Zemkorite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(CO3)2114111091660145
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1660581025



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_370Venkatampalle (Pipe-7) is of the Wajrakarur-Lattavaram cluster in the Warjrakarur Kimberlite Field. Occurs as a non-exposed dyke in the metabasalts of the Penakacherla schist belt.
Michelle_372Gollapalle (CC-4) is of the Chigicherla cluster in the Warjrakarur Kimberlite Field. Emplaced in basement granitoids, it is a circular body of hard melanocratic and greenish black material. Weathered, carbonated and clay rich variety occurs here as well.
Michelle_373Gollapalle (CC-5) is of the Chigicherla cluster in the Warjrakarur Kimberlite Field. Narrow pear shaped body emplaced into basement granitoid rocks. Crustal granitoid xenoliths are common with an abundance of kimberlite melt in melt segregations that give the appearance of a conglomerate.
Michelle_374Gollapalle (CC-5) is of the Chigicherla cluster in the Warjrakarur Kimberlite Field. Narrow pear shaped body emplaced into basement granitoid rocks. Crustal granitoid xenoliths are common with an abundance of kimberlite melt in melt segregations that give the appearance of a conglomerate.
Michelle_375Nagireddipalle (KL-3) is of the Kalyandurg cluster in the Warjrakarur Kimberlite Field.
Michelle_816Found on weathered pegmatite of the Kodanda Rama Mine in the Nellore District. "Deveroite-(Ce) forms a white coating, sourrounding Allanite / Bastnäsite in Feldspar. I think the material was collect during prospecting works in the 1970. The orgin of Cerium is clear in this case, but the Oxalate is difficult, probably the roots of some trees."
Michelle_817Minerals were collected from the mica mines, in Gudur Taluq, of the Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh. Pegmatitic veins in the area are emplaced in the country rock, consisting mainly of biotite-hornblende schists, minor quartizites and felspathic schists.
Michelle_818Minerals were collected from the mica mines, in Gudur Taluq, of the Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh. Pegmatitic veins in the area are emplaced in the country rock, consisting mainly of biotite-hornblende schists, minor quartizites and felspathic schists.
Michelle_819Minerals were collected from the mica mines, in Gudur Taluq, of the Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh. Pegmatitic veins in the area are emplaced in the country rock, consisting mainly of biotite-hornblende schists, minor quartizites and felspathic schists.


9 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_370114111091125±16U-PbAge of kimberlite emplacementperovskiteWKF-7  Perovskite  31377Venkatampalle Kimberlite, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaVenkatampalleRao et al. (2013)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.04.023CM353_48Age of kimberlite emplacement
Michelle_372113811021120±18U-PbAge of kimberlite emplacementperovskiteCC4/2  Perovskite  265068CC4 Kimberlite, Chigicherla Cluster, Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaGollapalleRao et al. (2013)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.04.023CM353_48Age of kimberlite emplacement
Michelle_373114011161128±12U-PbAge of kimberlite emplacementperovskiteCC5/1  Perovskite  265069CC5 Kimberlite, Chigicherla Cluster, Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaGollapalleRao et al. (2013)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.04.023CM353_48Age of kimberlite emplacement
Michelle_374111110871099±12U-PbAge of kimberlite emplacementperovskiteCC5/2  Perovskite  265069CC5 Kimberlite, Chigicherla Cluster, Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaGollapalleRao et al. (2013)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.04.023CM353_48Age of kimberlite emplacement
Michelle_375112010981109±11U-PbAge of kimberlite emplacementperovskiteKL3/2  Perovskite  265071KL-3 Kimberlite, Kalyandurg Cluster, Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaNagireddipalleRao et al. (2013)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.04.023CM353_48Age of kimberlite emplacement
Michelle_817456436446±10Fission TrackAge when the thermal conditions in the region became stableapatite     218823Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaNellore Mica BeltNagpaul (1974)10.1007/BF00875928PAG112_140Age when the thermal conditions in the region became stable
Michelle_818647617632±15Fission TrackAge of major metamorphic eventmuscovite   Muscovite  218823Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaNellore Mica BeltNagpaul (1974)10.1007/BF00875928PAG112_140Age of major metamorphic event
Michelle_819504470487±17Fission Track biotite     218823Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaNellore Mica BeltNagpaul (1974)10.1007/BF00875928PAG112_140The muscovite age can be reconciled with the biotite age (487±17 m.y.) when its track length distribution curve is interpreted on a two-stage thermal annealing model and the necessary corrections are applied for the decrease of fossil track density.
Michelle_81600Recent Age of oxalate mineralizationhigh      234850Kodanda Rama Mine, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaKodanda Rama mineFärber (2018)  Age of oxalate mineralization


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-23Ananthagiri (Anantagiri), Eastern Ghats Belt, Anantagiri District, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, Indiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-1-to-fkm-25/#FKM-23


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