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Xuan Loc (Huan Loc basalt lava field), Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam i
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Xuan Loc (Huan Loc basalt lava field) - not defined -
Đồng Nai Province Province
Vietnam Country

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Xuan Loc (Huan Loc basalt lava field)	- not defined -
Đồng Nai Province	Province
Vietnam	Country

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Volcanic crater near Gia Kiem Village, Dong Nhai

Xuan Loc, Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam

Volcanic crater, Gia Kiem, Dong Nai

Xuan Loc, Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam

Basalt boulder near Gia Kiem Village

Xuan Loc, Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam

Volcanic crater near Gia Kiem Village, Dong Nhai

Xuan Loc, Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam

Volcanic crater, Gia Kiem, Dong Nai

Xuan Loc, Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam

Basalt boulder near Gia Kiem Village

Xuan Loc, Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam

Volcanic crater near Gia Kiem Village, Dong Nhai

Xuan Loc, Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam

Volcanic crater, Gia Kiem, Dong Nai

Xuan Loc, Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

10° 49' 58'' North , 107° 25' 1'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: w3umsk4dv

Köppen climate type:

Aw : Tropical savanna, wet

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
La Gi	160,652 (2018)	43.3km
Vũng Tàu	209,683 (2016)	65.2km
Cần Giờ	55,137 (2014)	68.9km

Mindat Locality ID:

246265

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:246265:6

GUID (UUID V4):

70 km NE of Ho Chi Minh City. Xenoliths.

Placer deposits of sapphire, transparent yellowish-brown zircon on the slopes and near the bases of volcanic cones (alkali-basaltic field).

GPS coordinates are for the centre of the district as per Wikipedia.

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ⓘ Corundum

ⓘ var. Sapphire

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ Zircon

2 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Basalt

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ⓘ Corundum

Formula: Al₂O₃

References:

P.I. Fedorov and A.V. Koloskov (2005) Cenozoic Volcanism of Southeast asia in Petrology Vol.13 N.4 pgg 389-420

ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire

Formula: Al₂O₃

References:

P.I. Fedorov and A.V. Koloskov (2005) Cenozoic Volcanism of Southeast asia in Petrology Vol.13 N.4 pgg 389-420

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

References:

P.I. Fedorov and A.V. Koloskov (2005) Cenozoic Volcanism of Southeast asia in Petrology Vol.13 N.4 pgg 389-420

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

References:

P.I. Fedorov and A.V. Koloskov (2005) Cenozoic Volcanism of Southeast asia. Petrology 13, 389-420

Bui Thi Sinh, V., Osanai, Y., Lenz, C., Nakano, N., Adachi, T., Belousova, E., & Kitano, I. (2019): Gem-quality zircon megacrysts from placer deposits in the Central Highlands, Vietnam—potential source and links to Cenozoic alkali basalts. Minerals, 9, 89.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Corundum	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	var. Sapphire	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire	Al₂O₃
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu%C3%A2n_L%E1%BB%99c_District
Wikidata ID:	Q5258599

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent

Eurasian Plate

Indochina TerraneOrogenic Belt

Sunda PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Hoang, N., Han, N.X. (1990) Petrochemistry of Quaternary basalts of Xuan Loc area (South Vietnam). Geology of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, 2, 77-88.

Nguyen Hoang, Martin Flower (1998) Petrogenesis of Cenozoic Basalts from Vietnam: Implication for Origins of a ‘Diffuse Igneous Province’. Journal of Petrology, 39, 369-395.

Kievlenko, Eugenii Ya., Soregaroli, A. - Ed. (2003) Geology of Gems - First English Edition. Ocean Pictures Ltd. p.1-468.p.67

Fedorov, P.I., Koloskov, A.V. (2005) Cenozoic Volcanism of Southeast Asia. Petrology, 13, 389-420.

Izokh, A.E. et al. (2010) The condition of formation of sapphire and zircon in the areas of alkali-basaltoid volcanism in Central Vietnam. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 51, 719-733.

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Xuan Loc (Huan Loc basalt lava field), Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam i
Regional Level Types
Xuan Loc (Huan Loc basalt lava field) - not defined -
Đồng Nai Province Province
Vietnam Country