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Locality Name:
Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India


mindat Locality ID: 53375
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53375.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Ganguvarpatti
Panrimali
Parnallee Meteorite

Latitude: 9°13'59"N
Longitude: 78°20'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 9.2330555555556,78.349722222222
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 Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylCancrinite-sodaliteClayCopperCorundumCristobaliteDiamondFeldsparIron
KornerupineMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxeneSapphirineSodaliteSpinelTridymite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Augite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Clinoenstatite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Diamond  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Graphite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Kornerupine  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Sapphirine  (*)Schreibersite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)Taenite  (*)Tridymite  (*)
Troilite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1668048803
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1668041036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2166802718
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61668042060
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41668043902
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O616680494
Copper  (*)CopperCu1668043846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18266802,668031008
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2166804453
Diamond  (*)DiamondC166804697
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6166804944
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31668045433
Iron  (*)IronFe1668041089
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)216680268
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)166804884
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21668022273
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6166804303
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]266802,66803129
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P166804374
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5266802,668031516
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl166804444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41668021934
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)166804703
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2166804458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1668041044


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