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Locality Name:
Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India


mindat Locality ID: 41914
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-41914.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Ellammankovilpatti
Trichy (Tiruchirappalli; Tiruchi)

Latitude: 10°48'18"N
Longitude: 78°41'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 10.805,78.685277777778

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 B C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Sr Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteBaryteBerylChloriteClayCorundumFeldsparGypsumKornerupine
MicaNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileSpinel

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Celestine  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hercynite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1668238803
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2166823718
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)1668241252
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81668231756
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181668231008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31668231797
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1668246890
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4166823407
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)216682368
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O416682314899
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21668232273
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216682361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21668235614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51668231516
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)166824589



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