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Kalpakkam, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, Indiai
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KalpakkamTownship
Chengalpattu districtDistrict
Tamil NaduState
IndiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 30' 32'' North , 80° 9' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
12.50898,80.15779
GRN:
N09E55
Type:
Township
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
307390
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:307390:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, Inde
German:
Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, Indien
Simplified Chinese:
卡爾帕卡姆, 泰米尔纳德邦, 印度
Tamil:
கல்பாக்கம், செங்கல்பட்டு, தமிழ்நாடு, இந்தியா
Bengali:
কালবক্কম, তামিলনাড়ু, ভারত
Dutch:
Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, Indië
Farsi/Persian:
کالپاکام, تامیل نادو, هندوستان
Hindi:
कल्पाक्कम, तमिलनाडु, भारत
Japanese:
カルパッカム, タミル・ナードゥ, インド
Telugu:
కల్పాక్కం, తమిళనాడు, భారత దేశం


Kalpakkam is a town in Tamil Nadu, India, situated on the Coromandel Coast 70 kilometres south of Chennai. A conglomerate of two villages (Puduppattinam and Sadurangappatinam) and a DAE township, it is about 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Thiruvanmiyur and 85 kilometres (53 mi) from Pondicherry.

NOTE: All the rare minerals listed by Deepthi et al. (2015) were clearly misidentified; their identification was simply based on matching small peaks in powder XRD patterns to a database (unstated) containing powder diffraction data, without any chemical-analytical or other confirmation.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augelite ?
Formula: Al2(PO4)(OH)3
ⓘ Caminite ?
Formula: Mg7(SO4)5(OH)4 · H2O
ⓘ Charoite
Formula: (K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O
Description: The reference for this mineral occurrence is junk science.
ⓘ Dessauite-(Y) ?
Formula: (Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
ⓘ Dumontite ?
Formula: Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
ⓘ Falkmanite ?
Formula: Pb3Sb2S6
ⓘ Glagolevite ?
Formula: Na(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Mangazeite ?
Formula: Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 3H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sedovite ?
Formula: U(MoO4)2
ⓘ Struvite ?
Formula: (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
ⓘ Tungusite ?
Formula: Ca4Fe2Si6O15(OH)6

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘFalkmanite ?2.HC.15Pb3Sb2S6
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘDessauite-(Y) ?4.CC.40(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCaminite ?7.D0.05Mg7(SO4)5(OH)4 · H2O
ⓘMangazeite ?7.DE.05Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 3H2O
ⓘSedovite ?7.HA.05U(MoO4)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘAugelite ?8.BE.05Al2(PO4)(OH)3
ⓘStruvite ?8.CH.40(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
ⓘDumontite ?8.EC.15Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCharoite ?9.DG.92(K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O
ⓘGlagolevite ?9.EC.55Na(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
ⓘTungusite ?9.EE.30Ca4Fe2Si6O15(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
Hⓘ CaminiteMg7(SO4)5(OH)4 · H2O
Hⓘ Charoite(K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O
Hⓘ DumontitePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
Hⓘ TungusiteCa4Fe2Si6O15(OH)6
Hⓘ MangazeiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 3H2O
Hⓘ GlagoleviteNa(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
Oⓘ CaminiteMg7(SO4)5(OH)4 · H2O
Oⓘ Charoite(K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O
Oⓘ DumontitePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SedoviteU(MoO4)2
Oⓘ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
Oⓘ TungusiteCa4Fe2Si6O15(OH)6
Oⓘ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
Oⓘ MangazeiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 3H2O
Oⓘ GlagoleviteNa(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
FFluorine
Fⓘ Charoite(K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Charoite(K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O
Naⓘ GlagoleviteNa(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ CaminiteMg7(SO4)5(OH)4 · H2O
Mgⓘ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
Mgⓘ GlagoleviteNa(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
Alⓘ MangazeiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 3H2O
Alⓘ GlagoleviteNa(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Charoite(K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TungusiteCa4Fe2Si6O15(OH)6
Siⓘ GlagoleviteNa(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
Pⓘ DumontitePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Pⓘ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ CaminiteMg7(SO4)5(OH)4 · H2O
Sⓘ FalkmanitePb3Sb2S6
Sⓘ MangazeiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 3H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Charoite(K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Charoite(K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O
Caⓘ TungusiteCa4Fe2Si6O15(OH)6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ TungusiteCa4Fe2Si6O15(OH)6
Feⓘ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
SrStrontium
Srⓘ Charoite(K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O
Srⓘ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
YYttrium
Yⓘ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ SedoviteU(MoO4)2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ FalkmanitePb3Sb2S6
PbLead
Pbⓘ DumontitePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Pbⓘ FalkmanitePb3Sb2S6
Pbⓘ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38
UUranium
Uⓘ DumontitePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Uⓘ SedoviteU(MoO4)2
Uⓘ Dessauite-(Y)(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe3+)20O38

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpakkam
Wikidata ID:Q1612550

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References

Deepthi, K., Natesan, U., Muthulakshmi, A. L., Ferrer, V. A., Venugopalan, V. P., Narasimhan, S. V. (2015) Mineralogical Characterization in the Marine Environment of Kalpakkam, Southeast Coast of India. Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 33. 496-503 doi:10.1080/1064119x.2014.954176
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