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Bihar, Indiai
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Patna1,599,920 (2016)
Gaya423,692 (2014)
Bhāgalpur361,548 (2014)
Muzaffarpur333,200 (2017)
Darbhanga287,150 (2014)
Bihār Sharīf244,230 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
16177
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16177:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Bihar, Inde
German:
Bihar, Indien
Hindi:
बिहार, भारत
Italian:
Bihar, India
Russian:
Бихар, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
比哈尔邦, 印度
Spanish:
Bihar, India
Achinese:
Bihar, India
Afrikaans:
Bihar, Indië
Alemannic:
Bihar, Indien
Amharic:
ብሓር, ህንድ
Anglo-Saxon:
Bihar, Indea
Arabic:
بيهار, الهند
Armenian:
Բիհար, Հնդկաստան
Assamese:
বিহাৰ, ভাৰত
Asturian:
Bihar, India
Azeri:
Bihar, Hindistan
Basque:
Bihar, India
Belarusian:
Біхар, Індыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Біхар, Індыя
Bengali:
বিহার, ভারত
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বিহার, ভারত
Breton:
Bihar, India
Bulgarian:
Бихар, Индия
Burmese:
ဘီဟာပြည်နယ်, အိန္ဒိယနိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Bihar, Índia
Cebuano:
State of Bihār, Indya
Chechen:
Бихар, Инди
Croatian:
Bihar, Indija
Czech:
Bihár, Indie
Danish:
Bihar, Indien
Doteli:
बिहार, भारत
Dutch:
Bihar, Indië
Esperanto:
Biharo, Barato
Estonian:
Bihār, India
Farsi/Persian:
بیهار, هندوستان
Fiji Hindi:
Bihar, India
Finnish:
Bihar, Intia
Galician:
Bihar, India
Georgian:
ბიჰარი, ინდოეთი
Greek:
Μπιχάρ, Ινδία
Gujarati:
બિહાર, ભારત
Hebrew:
ביהר, הודו
Hungarian:
Bihár, India
Icelandic:
Bíhar, Indland
Indonesian:
Bihar, India
Interlingua:
Bihar, India
Irish Gaelic:
Bihar, An India
Japanese:
ビハール, インド
Kannada:
ಬಿಹಾರ, ಭಾರತ
Kapampangan:
Bihar, India
Kashmiri:
بہار, بًارت
Konkani:
Bihar, भारत
Korean:
비하르주, 인도
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Bihar, Hindistan
Latin:
Bihar, India
Latvian:
Bihāra, Indija
Lithuanian:
Biharas, Indija
Luri:
بیهار, هئن
Macedonian:
Бихар, Индија
Maithili:
बिहार, भारत
Malagasy:
Bihar, India
Malay:
Bihar, India
Malayalam:
ബിഹാർ, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
बिहार, भारत
Mingrelian:
ბიჰარი, ინდოეთი
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bihar, Ìn-tō͘
Mongolian:
Бихар, Энэтхэг
Nepali:
बिहार, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
बिहार, भारत
Northern Frisian:
Bihar, Indien
Norwegian:
Bihar, India
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Bihar, India
Occitan:
Bihar, Índia
Odia:
ବିହାର, ଭାରତ
Pashto:
بهار, هند
Polish:
Bihar, Indie
Portuguese:
Bihar, Índia
Punjabi:
ਬਿਹਾਰ, ਭਾਰਤ
Romanian:
Bihar, India
Sanskrit:
बिहारराज्यम्, भारतम्
Scots:
Bihar, Indie
Serbian:
Бихар, Индија
Serbo-Croatian:
Bihar, Indija
Sinhalese:
බිහාරය, භාරත ජනරජය
Slovak:
Bihár, India
South Azerbaijani:
بیهار اوستانی, هیندوستان
Swahili:
Bihar, Uhindi
Swedish:
Bihar, Indien
Tagalog:
Bihar, Indiya
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Биҳар, Ҳиндустон
Tamil:
பீகார், இந்தியா
Telugu:
బీహార్, భారత దేశం
Thai:
รัฐพิหาร, อินเดีย
Tibetan (Standard):
སྦི་ཧཱར།, རྒྱ་གར།
Traditional Chinese:
比哈爾邦, 印度
Turkish:
Bihar, Hindistan
Ukrainian:
Біхар, Індія
Upper Sorbian:
Bihar, Indiska
Urdu:
بہار, بھارت
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Bihar, Hindiston
Venetian:
Bihar, India
Vietnamese:
Bihar, Ấn Độ
Waray:
Bihar, Indya
Welsh:
Bihar, India
Western Punjabi:
بہار, ھندستان
Yoruba:
Bihar, Índíà


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63 valid minerals. 5 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Alabandite
Formula: MnS
Description: Found within the aubritic clast [Aubrite basalt vitrophyre (ABV)]
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Pericline
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Description: The garnets occur in pockets in sericite-sillimanite-schists as prophyroblasts varying in size from small grains to as large as an apple. Color dark brown to deep red.
ⓘ Almandine var. Dhanrasite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+,Sn)2(SiO4)3
Description: The garnets occur in pockets in sericite-sillimanite-schists as prophyroblasts varying in size from small grains to as large as an apple. Color dark brown to deep red.
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cancrinite
Formula: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘ Caswellsilverite
Formula: NaCrS2
Description: Traces only
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Coulsonite
Formula: Fe2+V3+2O4
ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Crossite'
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Description: Zincian Daubréelite
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine composition (Fa19.5) and (Fa19) in Rubin,1990 and Hutchinson et al.,1981, resp.
ⓘ Feiite (TL)
Formula: Fe2+2(Fe2+Ti4+)O5
Type Locality:
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Ferromerrillite (TL)
Formula: Ca9NaFe2+(PO4)7
Type Locality:
ⓘ 'Glass'
Description: Glass is most abundant in the matrix of the aubrite-like clast
ⓘ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Liuite (TL)
Formula: FeTiO3
Type Locality:
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Majorite
Formula: Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Maskelynite'
ⓘ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: Intermittent pointed kamacite lamellae;Indistinct Neumann bands.
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Intermittent pointed kamacite lamellae;Indistinct Neumann bands.
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ Niningerite
Formula: MgS
Description: Niningerite in clast is more Mg-rich than in the 'aubritic' clast
ⓘ Oldhamite
Formula: CaS
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Orthopyroxene, Ca-poor [Fs~17]
References:
ⓘ Perryite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2
Description: Traces only
ⓘ Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: Often as brecciated monocrystalline grains within kamacite; also, as small blebs (3-5 µm).
ⓘ Seifertite (TL)
Formula: SiO2
Type Locality:
ⓘ 'Silica'
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Description: Traces only
ⓘ 'Spinel Subgroup'
Formula: A2+D3+2O4
ⓘ Stishovite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Stöfflerite
Formula: CaAl2Si2O8
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Tranquillityite
Formula: (Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Tschaunerite (TL)
Formula: (Fe2+)(Fe2+Ti4+)O4
Type Locality:
ⓘ Ulvöspinel
Formula: TiFe2+2O4
ⓘ 'UM2000-61-SiO'
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Wangdaodeite
Formula: FeTiO3
ⓘ Whitlockite
Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
ⓘ Wüstite
Formula: FeO
Description: Abundant in the fusion crust
ⓘ Zagamiite
Formula: CaAl2Si3.5O11
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
ⓘPerryite1.BB.10(Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘIsocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘAlabandite2.CD.10MnS
ⓘNiningerite2.CD.10MgS
ⓘOldhamite2.CD.10CaS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘCaswellsilverite2.FB.05NaCrS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘAtacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘWüstite4.AB.25FeO
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘCoulsonite4.BB.05Fe2+V3+2O4
ⓘHercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘUlvöspinel4.BB.05TiFe2+2O4
ⓘFeiite (TL)4.BB.35Fe2+2(Fe2+Ti4+)O5
ⓘTschaunerite (TL)4.BB.45 (Fe2+)(Fe2+Ti4+)O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘLiuite (TL)4.CB.85FeTiO3
ⓘWangdaodeite4.CB.95FeTiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
ⓘStishovite4.DA.40SiO2
ⓘSeifertite (TL)4.DA.50SiO2
ⓘBaddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘWhitlockite8.AC.45Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
ⓘMerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘFerromerrillite (TL)8.AC.45Ca9NaFe2+(PO4)7
ⓘPyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘvar. Dhanrasite9.AD.25(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+,Sn)2(SiO4)3
ⓘMajorite9.AD.25Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘTranquillityite9.AG.90(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘPigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘKaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Bytownite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘAlbite
var. Pericline
9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘStöfflerite9.FA.70CaAl2Si2O8
ⓘCancrinite9.FB.05(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘZagamiite9.HA.47CaAl2Si3.5O11
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Crossite'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Maskelynite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Silica'-
ⓘ'Plessite'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Glass'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
ⓘ'Spinel Subgroup'-A2+D3+2O4
ⓘ'UM2000-61-SiO'-SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ CoulsoniteFe2+V23+O4
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ Almandine var. Dhanrasite(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+,Sn)2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ StishoviteSiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Oⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Oⓘ WüstiteFeO
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ SeifertiteSiO2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oⓘ FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7
Oⓘ WangdaodeiteFeTiO3
Oⓘ ZagamiiteCaAl2Si3.5O11
Oⓘ StöffleriteCaAl2Si2O8
Oⓘ Spinel SubgroupA2+D23+O4
Oⓘ Tschaunerite (Fe2+)(Fe2+Ti4+)O4
Oⓘ FeiiteFe22+(Fe2+Ti4+)O5
Oⓘ LiuiteFeTiO3
Oⓘ UM2000-61-SiOSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Naⓘ CaswellsilveriteNaCrS2
Naⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naⓘ FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ Almandine var. Dhanrasite(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+,Sn)2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Mgⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ NiningeriteMgS
Mgⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Mgⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Alⓘ Almandine var. Dhanrasite(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+,Sn)2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ ZagamiiteCaAl2Si3.5O11
Alⓘ StöffleriteCaAl2Si2O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ Almandine var. Dhanrasite(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+,Sn)2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Siⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Perryite(Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2
Siⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ StishoviteSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ SeifertiteSiO2
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Siⓘ ZagamiiteCaAl2Si3.5O11
Siⓘ StöffleriteCaAl2Si2O8
Siⓘ UM2000-61-SiOSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Perryite(Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2
Pⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Pⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Pⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Pⓘ FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlabanditeMnS
Sⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Sⓘ CaswellsilveriteNaCrS2
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ NiningeriteMgS
Sⓘ OldhamiteCaS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Caⓘ OldhamiteCaS
Caⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Caⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Caⓘ FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7
Caⓘ ZagamiiteCaAl2Si3.5O11
Caⓘ StöffleriteCaAl2Si2O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Tiⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Tiⓘ UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Tiⓘ WangdaodeiteFeTiO3
Tiⓘ Tschaunerite (Fe2+)(Fe2+Ti4+)O4
Tiⓘ FeiiteFe22+(Fe2+Ti4+)O5
Tiⓘ LiuiteFeTiO3
VVanadium
Vⓘ CoulsoniteFe2+V23+O4
CrChromium
Crⓘ CaswellsilveriteNaCrS2
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ AlabanditeMnS
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ CoulsoniteFe2+V23+O4
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ Almandine var. Dhanrasite(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+,Sn)2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Perryite(Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2
Feⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Feⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Feⓘ WüstiteFeO
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ FerromerrilliteCa9NaFe2+(PO4)7
Feⓘ WangdaodeiteFeTiO3
Feⓘ Tschaunerite (Fe2+)(Fe2+Ti4+)O4
Feⓘ FeiiteFe22+(Fe2+Ti4+)O5
Feⓘ LiuiteFeTiO3
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Perryite(Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
YYttrium
Yⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zrⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Snⓘ Almandine var. Dhanrasite(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+,Sn)2(SiO4)3
PbLead
Pbⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Neochaotian to Cambrian : ~4600 Ma to 541 ± 1.0 Ma

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Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Precambrian
ⓘ AmphibolitePrecambrian
(541 - 4600 Ma)
Baradangua, Muzaffarpur District, Bihar, India

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed1,000 Ma (Neoproterozoic)
Oldest Fossil Listed1,600 Ma (Mesoproterozoic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Rotas - Rampur Shale11600 - 1000 Ma (Mesoproterozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Grypania spiralis
species
Chlorophyta : Grypania : Grypania spiralis1600 - 1000 Ma
Mesoproterozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar
Wikidata ID:Q1165
GeoNames ID:1275715

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Indian PlateTectonic Plate

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