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Bandihalli, Tumkur District, Karnataka, Indiai
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Grossular, etc.

Bandihalli, Tumkur District, Karnataka, India
05880720017272301567425.jpg
Grossular, etc.

Bandihalli, Tumkur District, Karnataka, India
05880720017272301567425.jpg
Grossular, etc.

Bandihalli, Tumkur District, Karnataka, India
Latitude & Longitude:
13° North , 76° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~104km
GRN:
N10E53
Mindat Locality ID:
290989
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:290989:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Cr-rich calc-silicate rocks

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘUvarovite9.AD.25Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
ⓘClinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

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References

Viswanathiah, M. N., Shankara, M. A., Janardhan, A. S. (1979) A Note on the Origin of Chrome Grossular Garnet (Uvarovite) in Calc-Silicate from Bandihalli, Tumkur District, Karnataka. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 20 (10). 507-511
Parthasarathy, G, Balaram, V, Srinivasan, R (1999) Characterization of green garnets from an Archean calc-silicate rock, Bandihalli, Karnataka, India: evidence for a continuous solid solution between uvarovite and grandite. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 17 (3) 345-352 doi:10.1016/s0743-9547(98)00064-6
Taguchi, T., Satish-Kumar, M., Hokada, T., Jayananda, M. (2012) PETROGENESIS OF Cr-RICH CALC-SILICATE ROCKS FROM THE BANDIHALLI SUPRACRUSTAL BELT, ARCHEAN DHARWAR CRATON, INDIA. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (3) 705-718 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.3.705
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