Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Telangana, India

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

mindat Locality ID: 301970
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-301970.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Telangana, India": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Adilabad District
Hyderabad District
Karimnagar District
Khammam District
Mahabubnagar District
Nalgonda District

Latitude: 17°27'46"N
Longitude: 78°59'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 17.462777777778,78.9925

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Analcime	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baotite	Baryte	Beryl	Braunite	Calcite	Cancrinite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diamond	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Kornerupine	Malachite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Perovskite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rutile	Spinel	Titanite	Tridymite	Zircon

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 B Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O S Si Sr Th Ti U W Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Analcime Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baotite Baryte Beryl Braunite Calcite Cancrinite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diamond Diaspore Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Kornerupine Malachite Mica None Not in a structural group Olivine Perovskite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Ramsdellite Rutile Spinel Titanite Tridymite Zircon

66 IMA Minerals at location:

Almandine ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baotite ()*	Baryte ()*	Birnessite ()*	Braunite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diamond ()*
Diopside ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Groutite ()*	Hastingsite ()*
Hercynite ()*	Hollandite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Katophorite ()*	Kirschsteinite ()*
Kornerupine ()*	Leucite ()*	Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Monticellite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Potassic-arfvedsonite ()*	Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Potassic-richterite ()*
Priderite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Qandilite ()*	Quartz ()*
Ramsdellite ()*	Richterite ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*
Spinel ()*	Strontianite ()*	Tetraferriphlogopite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*
Todorokite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*	Uraninite ()*	Wadeite ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	66841	2353
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	66841	1036
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	66853,66854	295
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	66849	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	66841	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	66849	5509
Baotite ()*	Baotite	Ba₄(Ti,Nb,W)₈O₁₆(SiO₃)₄Cl			1	66853	27
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	66853	11547
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O			1	66832	178
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	66832	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1141	1109	5	66847,66849,66851,66853,66854	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	66847	232
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	66849	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			1	66849	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	66853,66854	3902
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	66841	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	66849	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			1	66832	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	66849	2970
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			1	66835	697
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	66849	4135
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	66841	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	66846	8173
Groutite ()*	Diaspore	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	66832	72
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	66847	209
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄			1	66841	407
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			1	66832	243
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1141	1109	2	66851,66853	5433
Katophorite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			2	66853,66854	46
Kirschsteinite ()*	Olivine	CaFe²⁺(SiO₄)	1141	1109	1	66851	33
Kornerupine ()*	Kornerupine	(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al, )₁₀(Si,Al,B)₅O₂₁(OH,F)₂			1	66841	68
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)			1	66853	233
Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	66853	93
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄			1	66853	311
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	66841,66854	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	66849	12537
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)	1141	1109	1	66851	153
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	66849	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			2	66845,66847	884
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	66841,66849	2349
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	1141	1109	1	66851	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1141	1109	4	66846,66851,66853,66854	2273
Potassic-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	KNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	66853,66854	14
Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	KNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	66853	10
Potassic-richterite ()*	Amphibole	K(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	66854	21
Priderite ()*	Coronadite	K(Ti₇Fe³⁺)O₁₆			1	66853	41
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			2	66849,66853	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	66832	3106
Qandilite ()*	Spinel	(Mg,Fe³⁺)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺,Al)O₄			1	66854	11
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			6	66833,66837,66845,66849,66853,66854	61156
Ramsdellite ()*	Ramsdellite	MnO₂			1	66832	88
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	66854	148
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	66853	375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	66853	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	66853	598
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1141	1109	2	66851,66853	1934
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)			1	66853	589
Tetraferriphlogopite ()*	Mica	KMg₃(Si₃Fe³⁺)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	66854	27
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			1	66845	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	66853,66854	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O			1	66832	433
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	66849	2562
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄			1	66854	120
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			2	66839,66842	2718
Wadeite ()*	None	K₂ZrSi₃O₉			1	66853	27
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			4	66845,66847,66853,66854	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_379	Kotakonda 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Michelle_379	1141	1109	1125±16	U-Pb	Age of kimberlite emplacement		perovskite	KK-1			Perovskite			206100	Kotakonda Kimberlite, Mahabubnagar District, Telangana, India	Kotakonda	Rao et al. (2013)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.04.023	CM353_48	Age of kimberlite emplacement

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R120008	Golconda, Hyderabad District, Telangana, India	https://rruff.info/R120008

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