The Tokapal kimberlite is a saucer-shaped volcanic sheet, with a diameter of w2.5 km, occurring in the western part of the Mesoproterozoic latformal sequence of the Indravati Basin on the Bastar craton of central India.

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ⓘ 'Carbonate'

ⓘ 'Garnierite'

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

ⓘ Spinel

ⓘ Talc

ⓘ Titanite

3 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Kimberlite

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ⓘ 'Carbonate'

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Lehmann, Bernd; Mainkar, Datta; Belyatsky, Boris (2006) The Tokapal Crater-facies Kimberlite System, Chhattisgarh, India: Reconnaissance Petrography and Geochemistry*. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 68 (1). 9-18 doi:10.17491/jgsi/2006/680102

ⓘ 'Garnierite'

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ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

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ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

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ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

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ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Garnierite'	-
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
ⓘ	'Carbonate'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O

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Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate

Bastar CratonCraton

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References

Mainkar, Datta, Lehmann, Bernd, Haggerty, Stephen E. (2004) The crater-facies kimberlite system of Tokapal, Bastar District, Chhattisgarh, India. Lithos, 76 (1) 201-217 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2004.04.024

Chalapathi Rao, N. V., Lehmann, B., Mainkar, D., Panwar, B. K. (2012) Diamond-facies chrome spinel from the Tokapal kimberlite, Indrāvati basin, central India and its petrological significance. Mineralogy and Petrology, 105 (3) 121-133 doi:10.1007/s00710-012-0199-5

Dhote, P. S., Dongre, Ashish N., Subbarao, D. V. (2013) Petrochemistry of crater facies Tokapal kimberlite pipe, Bastar craton, central India and its orangeitic affinities. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 82 (5) 485-494 doi:10.1007/s12594-013-0179-3

Chalapathi Rao, N. V., Lehmann, Bernd, Panwar, B. K., Kumar, Alok, Mainkar, Datta (2013) Tokapal tuff-facies kimberlite, Bastar craton, Central India: A nickel prospect?. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 82 (6) 595-600 doi:10.1007/s12594-013-0196-2

Chalapathi Rao, N.V., Lehmann, B., Panwar, B.K., Kumar, Alok, Mainkar, D. (2014) Petrogenesis of the crater-facies Tokapal kimberlite pipe, Indrāvati Basin, Central India. Geoscience Frontiers, 5 (6) 781-790 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2013.11.002

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