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Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, Indiai
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Garnet Group

Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India
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Garnet Group

Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India
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Garnet Group

Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India
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Garnet Group

Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India
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Garnet Group

Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India
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Garnet Group

Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India
Neighbouring regions:
Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu, India
Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India
Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India
Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India
Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Madurai909,908 (2017)
Tirupparangunram42,696 (2017)
Melur33,839 (2014)
Usilampatti30,675 (2014)
Vādippatti22,441 (2016)
Elumalai14,456 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
53375
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:53375:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
district de Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Inde
German:
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Indien
Hindi:
मदुरई जिला, तमिलनाडु, भारत
Italian:
distretto di Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Russian:
Мадурай, Тамилнад, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
馬杜賴縣, 泰米尔纳德邦, 印度
Spanish:
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Tamil:
மதுரை மாவட்டம், தமிழ்நாடு, இந்தியா
Arabic:
ضاحية مادوراي, تاميل نادو, الهند
Asturian:
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Bengali:
মাদুরাই জেলা, তামিলনাড়ু, ভারত
Catalan:
districte de Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Índia
Cebuano:
Madurai, State of Tamil Nādu, Indya
Dutch:
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Indië
Farsi/Persian:
بخش مدورائی, تامیل نادو, هندوستان
Finnish:
Madurain piirikunta, Tamil Nadu, Intia
Gujarati:
મદુરાઇ જિલ્લો, તમિલનાડુ, ભારત
Japanese:
マドゥライ県, タミル・ナードゥ, インド
Malayalam:
മദുര ജില്ല, തമിഴ്‌നാട്, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
मदुरै जिल्हा, तमिळनाडू, भारत
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
मदुरई जिल्ला, तमिलनाडु, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
मदुरै जिल्ला, तमिलनाडु, भारत
Norwegian:
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Odia:
ମଦୁରାଇ ଜିଲ୍ଲା, ତାମିଲନାଡୁ, ଭାରତ
Polish:
Madurai, Tamilnadu, Indie
Punjabi:
ਮਦੁਰਈ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ, ਤਮਿਲ਼ਨਾਡੂ, ਭਾਰਤ
Sanskrit:
मधुरैमण्डलम्, तमिळनाडुराज्यम्, भारतम्
Swedish:
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Indien
Telugu:
మదురై జిల్లా, తమిళనాడు, భారత దేశం
Urdu:
ضلع مدورئی, تمل ناڈو, بھارت
Vietnamese:
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Ấn Độ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع مادورائ, تامل ناڈو, ھندستان
Zazaki:
Maduray, Tamil Nadu, Hindıstan


Metamorphosed maficultramafic rocks are exposed in eight locations (Madaura, Rajola, Dangli, Ikonakhurd, Girar, Hanumatgarh, Siron, and Purani Pindar) over a regional spread of about 200sq km with cumulative outcrop size of about 50sq km area in the southern fringe of Bundelkhand craton.

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Mesoperthite'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
ⓘ 'Fergusonite'
ⓘ 'Gadolinite'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Graphite var. Uranium-bearing Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sapphirine
Formula: Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘvar. Uranium-bearing Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘSapphirine9.DH.45Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'var. Perthite'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Gadolinite'-
ⓘ'Fergusonite'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Feldspar Group
var. Mesoperthite'		-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ Graphite var. Uranium-bearing GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mgⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Alⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai_district
Wikidata ID:Q15184
GeoNames ID:1264522

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India

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Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate

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References

Pati, J. K., Augé, T., Raju, S., & Prakash, K. (2005) PGE Mineralization in Metamorphosed Mafic-ultramafic Rocks of Madaura area, Bundelkhand craton, Central India-A Preliminary Study. In Extended abstracts of the 10th International Platinum Symposium (pp. 524-526).
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