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Locality Name:
Tamil Nadu, India

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 753

mindat Locality ID: 41915
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-41915.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tamil Nadu, India": 47
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 21
Child Localities:
Carnatic Coast (Karnatak)
Chennai (Madras)
Dindigul District
Kakangari Meteorite
Kalpakkam
Kanchipuram District
Kanyakumari District
Karur District
Madurai District
Periyar District
Rajapalaiyam
Salem District
Samalpatti Carbonatite
Sevattur Carbonatite
Sittampundi Complex
Tanjore District
Teni District
Thiruvannaamalai District (Tiruvannamalai)
Tiruchirapalli District
Tirunelveli District
Velore District

Latitude: 11°19'54"N
Longitude: 78°29'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 11.331666666667,78.488333333333
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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo N Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAncyliteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCarbocernaite
CeriteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCrichtoniteCristobalite
DiamondDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnetGypsumGyroliteHumiteIronKornerupine
LipscombiteMagnetoplumbiteMicaMonaziteNatroliteNickelineNolaniteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSapphirineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinel
StruviteTalcTitaniteTourmalineTridymiteWollastoniteZircon

92 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Augelite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Caminite  (*)Carbocernaite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Charoite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinoenstatite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Dessauite-(Y)  (*)Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dumontite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Falkmanite  (*)
Ferrihydrite  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Geikielite  (*)Glagolevite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Grunerite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Hibonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Kornerupine  (*)
Lechatelierite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mangazeite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Nepheline  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Sapphirine  (*)Schorl  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Sedovite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Struvite  (*)Taenite  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Tridymite  (*)Troilite  (*)Tungusite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Whitlockite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)2366811,66812,668203419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6811753266813,668141022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)466790,66804,66813,668238803
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O16681892
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)38117531668141534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)366790,66804,668151036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2366802,66815,66823718
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)316679179
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6266790,668042060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)811753266814,6681811547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18366797,66798,668124286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)811753566813,66814,66815,66818,6682627770
Caminite  (*)LipscombiteMg7(SO4)5(OH)4·H2O1667913
Carbocernaite  (*)Carbocernaite(Sr,Ce,La)(Ca,Na)(CO3)216681824
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)266818,668241252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22600260016679327198
Charoite  (*)None(K,Sr,Ba,Mn)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si70(O,OH)180](OH,F)4·nH2O1667918
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2166826285
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4466789,66790,66804,668153902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81668231756
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6266790,6680494
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2166826236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1668151025
Copper  (*)CopperCu1668043846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1826002600766785,66793,66802,66803,66807,66815,668231008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3366797,66815,668231797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2166804453
Dessauite-(Y)  (*)CrichtoniteSr(Y,U,Mn)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)381667919
Diamond  (*)DiamondC166804697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6811753466790,66813,66814,668184135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2811753266814,668189895
Dumontite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·5H2O16679120
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6266790,66804944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)811753366813,66814,668158173
Falkmanite  (*)NonePb3Sb2S616679117
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)216679086
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6266786,6681184
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F266798,668182740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)366790,66818,668261188
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O426002600166793445
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO316681870
Glagolevite  (*)NoneNa(Mg,Al)6(Si3Al)O10(OH,O)81667913
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)366799,66811,668207437
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O166829167
Graphite  (*)NoneC266801,668262812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3266815,668261544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2266811,66820223
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1668246890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6266811,66820741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3566788,66791,66799,66811,6682014640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4166823407
Hibonite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteCaAl12O1916679080
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3366796,66804,668185433
Iron  (*)IronFe266790,668041089
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2266802,6682368
Lechatelierite  (*)AmorphousSiO216680662
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)26002600166793451
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2166818238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4811753666811,66813,66814,66818,66820,6682314899
Mangazeite  (*)NoneAl2(SO4)(OH)4·3H2O1667912
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)266796,66818945
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)166804884
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3166790495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2811753666802,66812,66813,66814,66818,668232273
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6166804303
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22600753466793,66812,66814,6681539462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3166815341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8260026001667939056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226007531666785,66788,66791,66793,66796,66798,66799,66807,66811,66812,66813,66814,66816,66818,66820,6682361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2266815,668235614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8166784353
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]366802,66803,66807129
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1667982705
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P266789,66804374
Sedovite  (*)NoneU4+(MoO4)21667915
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO526002600766783,66793,66802,66803,66807,66820,668231516
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl266790,66804444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2600260016679321482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4666790,66802,66807,66812,66815,668181934
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)811753366814,66818,66824589
Struvite  (*)Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4)·6H2O16679130
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)266790,66804703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21668123337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O811753366813,66814,668154899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21668182562
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2166804458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS266790,668041044
Tungusite  (*)GyroliteCa14Fe2+9Si24O60(OH)221667917
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O811753266813,66814652
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6166789104
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3266813,668261247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)811753266796,668145251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000982MAGMATIC STYLE: 3 km long intrusion with maximum width of 220 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite and fenite. Nepheline reported in one paper but not referred to in others.
Jen_0000983MAGMATIC STYLE: 3 km long intrusion with maximum width of 220 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite and fenite. Nepheline reported in one paper but not referred to in others.
Jen_0000984MAGMATIC STYLE: 3 km long intrusion with maximum width of 220 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite and fenite. Nepheline reported in one paper but not referred to in others.
Jen_0000985MAGMATIC STYLE: 3 km long intrusion with maximum width of 220 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite and fenite. Nepheline reported in one paper but not referred to in others.
Jen_0000986MAGMATIC STYLE: 3 km long intrusion with maximum width of 220 m. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite and fenite. Nepheline reported in one paper but not referred to in others.


6 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
sedznpb-00227260026002600        195718Mamandur, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, IndiaMamandurSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
Jen_0000982770770770        308235Sevattur Carbonatite, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSevatturWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000983811791801±10Pb-Pb       308235Sevattur Carbonatite, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSevatturWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000984789753771±18Rb-Sr whole rock     308235Sevattur Carbonatite, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSevatturWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000985791755773±18Rb-Sr whole rock     308235Sevattur Carbonatite, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSevatturWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000986775759767±8Rb-Sr       308235Sevattur Carbonatite, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSevatturWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-93Pallavaram, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, Indiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-76-to-fkm-100/#FKM-93

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