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Lonar Crater, Buldhana District, Amaravati Division, Maharashtra, Indiai
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Lonar Crater

Lonar Crater, Buldhana District, Amaravati Division, Maharashtra, India
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Lonar Crater

Lonar Crater, Buldhana District, Amaravati Division, Maharashtra, India
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Lonar Crater

Lonar Crater, Buldhana District, Amaravati Division, Maharashtra, India
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 58' 33'' North , 76° 30' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
19.97609,76.50785
GeoHash:
G#: tew3sux34
GRN:
N14E51
Type:
Crater
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lonār21,765 (2015)1.7km
Mehekar41,137 (2014)20.4km
Risod30,131 (2015)29.3km
Jintūr42,420 (2014)44.6km
Chikhli52,841 (2014)49.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
155781
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:155781:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lonar Lake


Impact crater in Deccan basalts.
It could be 570,000 ± 47,000 years old (Jourdan et al., 2011).

The lake within the crater (Lonar Lake) is a source of gaylussite crystals.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celadonite
Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chlorophaeite
Formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Fe2Si4O13 · 10H2O
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Gaylussite
Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ 'Maskelynite'
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Native Nickel
Formula: Ni
ⓘ Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Stishovite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Ni-Cu Alloy I)'
Formula: Ni2Cu
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Ni-Cu Alloy II)'
Formula: Ni3Cu
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Ni-Cu Alloy III)'
Formula: Cu3Ni2
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Nickel1.AA.05Ni
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘStishovite4.DA.40SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘGaylussite5.CB.35Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘCeladonite9.EC.15K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
ⓘChlorophaeite9.EC.30(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Fe2Si4O13 · 10H2O
ⓘSaponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Maskelynite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Unnamed (Ni-Cu Alloy I)'-Ni2Cu
ⓘ'Unnamed (Ni-Cu Alloy II)'-Ni3Cu
ⓘ'Unnamed (Ni-Cu Alloy III)'-Cu3Ni2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Chlorophaeite(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Fe2Si4O13 · 10H2O
Hⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Chlorophaeite(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Fe2Si4O13 · 10H2O
Oⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ StishoviteSiO2
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Chlorophaeite(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Fe2Si4O13 · 10H2O
Mgⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Chlorophaeite(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Fe2Si4O13 · 10H2O
Siⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ StishoviteSiO2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
KPotassium
Kⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Chlorophaeite(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Fe2Si4O13 · 10H2O
Caⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Caⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ Chlorophaeite(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Fe2Si4O13 · 10H2O
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Native NickelNi
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Unnamed (Ni-Cu Alloy I)Ni2Cu
Niⓘ Unnamed (Ni-Cu Alloy II)Ni3Cu
Niⓘ Unnamed (Ni-Cu Alloy III)Cu3Ni2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Unnamed (Ni-Cu Alloy I)Ni2Cu
Cuⓘ Unnamed (Ni-Cu Alloy II)Ni3Cu
Cuⓘ Unnamed (Ni-Cu Alloy III)Cu3Ni2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonar_Lake
Wikidata ID:Q2572189

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
India
Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate

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References

onlinelibrary.wiley.com (n.d.) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2005.tb00413.x
www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2007/pdf/2316.pdf
Gornostaeva, T.A., Kartashov, P.M., Mokhov, A.V., Rybchuk, A.P., Basilevsky, A.T. (2023): Native Nickel–Iron Metals from Lonar Crater Impactites (India) and Regolith of the Moon. Solar System Research, 57, 295–306.
Venkatesh, V. (1965) Geochemical evidence for the origin of the Lonar Crater, Maharashtra, India. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 76 (11). 1315-1316 doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[1315:geftoo]2.0.co;2
Venkatesh, V. (1967) The Lonar Crater-Some Geochemical Data. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 8. 29-37
Subrahmanyam, Burra (1985) Lonar Crater, India: A Crypto-Volcanic Origin. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 26 (5). 326-335
Murali, A. V., Zolensky, M. E., Sommer, M., Blanchard, D. P. (1986) Impactite and Tektite Glasses from Lonar Crater, India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 27 (5). 473
Murali, A. V., Zolensky, M. E., Blanchard, D. P. (1987) Tektite-like bodies at Lonar Crater, India: Implications for the origin of tektites. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 92. doi:10.1029/jb092ib04p0e729
Mishra, Satya Prakash (1987) Lonar Lake and Co-Linear Carbonatites of Western India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 29 (3). 344-348
Osae, Shiloh, Misra, Saumitra, Koeberl, Christian, Sengupta, Debashish, Ghosh, Sambhunath (2005) Target rocks, impact glasses, and melt rocks from the Lonar impact crater, India: Petrography and geochemistry. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 40(9/10), 1473–1492.
Maloof, A.C., Stewart, S.T., Swanson-Hysell, N., Louzada, K.L., Garrick-Bethell, I., Soule, S.A., Weiss, B.P. (2007) Lonar Crater, India: An Analog for Martian Impact Craters. Lunar and Planetary Science, 38.
Maloof, Adam C., Stewart, Sarah T., Weiss, Benjamin P., Soule, Samuel A., Swanson-Hysell, Nicholas L., Louzada, Karin L., Garrick-Bethell, Ian, Poussart, Pascale M. (2010) Geology of Lonar Crater, India. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 122. 109-126 doi:10.1130/B26474.1
Jourdan, F., Moynier, F., Koeberl, C., Eroglu, S. (2011) 40Ar/39Ar age of the Lonar crater and consequence for the geochronology of planetary impacts. Geology, 39 (7) 671-674 doi:10.1130/g31888.1
Ambili, A., Prasad, S., Plessen, B., Basavaiah, N., Gaye, B., Naumann, R., Menzel, P., Weise, S., Brauer, A. (2013) Palaeoenvironmental implications of evaporative gaylussite crystals from Lonar Lake, central India. Journal of Quaternary Science, 28(4), 349-359.
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