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Tipling quartz mine, Ruby Valley, Dhading District, P3 Bagmati Pradesh, Nepali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tipling quartz mine | Diggings |
| Ruby Valley | Municipality (Rural) |
| Dhading District | District |
| P3 Bagmati Pradesh | Province |
| Nepal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 11' 59'' North , 85° 9' 35'' East
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tipling quartz occurrence
Alpine type quartz deposit 500 m southwest of Tipling village.
Crystals up to 50 cm tend to have Tessin habit prism and Dauphiné habit termination as in Lapa mine located 14 km west in same geological setting.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ Albite var. Pericline Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: |
| ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sceptre Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Pericline | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Pericline | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Pericline | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Pericline | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Pericline | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- HimalayasMountain Range
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Himalayan Orogenic BeltOrogenic Belt
Nepal
- ⭔Bagmati ZoneZone
- P3 Bagmati Pradesh
- Dhading District
- Ganesh HimalMountain Range
- Dhading District
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Tipling quartz mine, Ruby Valley, Dhading District, P3 Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal