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Karur District, Tamil Nadu, Indiai
Regional Level Types
Karur DistrictDistrict
Tamil NaduState
IndiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Karur76,915 (2014)
Kulittalai26,822 (2014)
Pallappatti20,281 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
203218
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:203218:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Karur, Tamil Nadu, Inde
German:
Karur, Tamil Nadu, Indien
Hindi:
करुङ जिला, तमिलनाडु, भारत
Italian:
distretto di Karur, Tamil Nadu, India
Russian:
Карур, Тамилнад, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
卡魯爾縣, 泰米尔纳德邦, 印度
Spanish:
Karur, Tamil Nadu, India
Tamil:
கரூர் மாவட்டம், தமிழ்நாடு, இந்தியா
Arabic:
ضاحية كرور, تاميل نادو, الهند
Asturian:
Karur, Tamil Nadu, India
Bengali:
কারুর জেলা, তামিলনাড়ু, ভারত
Dutch:
Karur, Tamil Nadu, Indië
Farsi/Persian:
بخش کرور, تامیل نادو, هندوستان
Finnish:
Karurin piirikunta, Tamil Nadu, Intia
Gujarati:
કરુર જિલ્લો, તમિલનાડુ, ભારત
Japanese:
カルール県, タミル・ナードゥ, インド
Malayalam:
കരൂർ ജില്ല, തമിഴ്‌നാട്, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
करुर जिल्हा, तमिळनाडू, भारत
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Karur, Tamil Nadu, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
करुड जिल्ला, तमिलनाडु, भारत
Norwegian:
Karur, Tamil Nadu, India
Odia:
କାରୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା, ତାମିଲନାଡୁ, ଭାରତ
Polish:
Karur, Tamilnadu, Indie
Sanskrit:
करूरुमण्डलम्, तमिळनाडुराज्यम्, भारतम्
Telugu:
కరూర్, తమిళనాడు, భారత దేశం
Urdu:
کرور ضلع, تمل ناڈو, بھارت
Vietnamese:
Karur, Tamil Nadu, Ấn Độ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع کارور, تامل ناڈو, ھندستان


Region with a variety of mineral deposits: granite pegmatites, schists, etc.

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Scapolite'
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘCorundum
var. Ruby
4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘvar. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Sceptre Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Scapolite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Oⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Alⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karur_district
Wikidata ID:Q15182
GeoNames ID:8223996

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