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Kundara Clay Mine, Kollam District, Kerala, Indiai
Regional Level Types
Kundara Clay MineQuarry (Flooded)
Kollam DistrictDistrict
KeralaState
IndiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 58' 13'' North , 76° 39' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
8.97042,76.66395
GeoHash:
G#: t9we090br
GRN:
N06E53
Type:
Quarry (Flooded) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kollam394,163 (2016)13.2km
Ponmana29,139 (2017)16.3km
Paravūr Tekkumbhāgam38,946 (2017)19.5km
Adūr29,652 (2017)21.9km
Kattanam19,764 (2017)25.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
449256
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:449256:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


China clay deposit. Mining of clay was from the residual kaolin bed developed on weathering of gneiss.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4

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References

Thomas, D., Lalithambika, M., Soman, K. (1987) Clay Mineral Transformation in the Weathering Crust: Evidence from the Kundara Clay Mine, Kerala. Journal Geological Society of India, 30 (3). 239-243 doi:10.17491/jgsi/1987/300308
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