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Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India i
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Mesolite

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Mesolite

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Gyrolite, etc.

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Mesolite

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Mesolite

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Gyrolite, etc.

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Mesolite

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Mesolite

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

18° 43' 58'' North , 73° 26' 3'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Am : Tropical monsoon climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Lonavla	58,562 (2014)	3.7km
Khopoli	64,460 (2014)	11.0km
Wadgaon	12,373 (2014)	21.6km
Karjat	34,554 (2014)	22.9km
Talegaon Dābhāde	47,653 (2014)	25.4km

Mindat Locality ID:

5399

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:5399:3

GUID (UUID V4):

Basalts overlaying andesite.

4km SE of Lonavala Railway station, near Sinhagad College.

Also refers to two other local quarries some few kilometers to the east, outside of the city.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Calcite

ⓘ Cavansite

ⓘ Epistilbite

ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)

12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Colour: yellow transparent

References:

Praszkier, Tomasz, Siuda, Rafal (2007) The Lonavala quarry, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (3) 185-189

Praszkier, Tomasz; Siuda, Rafal (2007) La carrière de Lonavala, Poona, Maharashtra, Inde [The Lonavala quarry, Poona, Maharashtra, India]. Le Règne Minéral, 13 (76). 30-35

ⓘ Cavansite

Formula: Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O

References:

Praszkier, Tomasz, Siuda, Rafal (2007) The Lonavala quarry, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (3) 185-189

Praszkier, Tomasz; Siuda, Rafal (2007) La carrière de Lonavala, Poona, Maharashtra, Inde [The Lonavala quarry, Poona, Maharashtra, India]. Le Règne Minéral, 13 (76). 30-35

ⓘ Epistilbite

Formula: CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O

ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Formula: KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O

References:

Praszkier, Tomasz, Siuda, Rafal (2007) The Lonavala quarry, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (3) 185-189

Praszkier, Tomasz; Siuda, Rafal (2007) La carrière de Lonavala, Poona, Maharashtra, Inde [The Lonavala quarry, Poona, Maharashtra, India]. Le Règne Minéral, 13 (76). 30-35

ⓘ Gyrolite

Formula: NaCa₁₆Si₂₃AlO₆₀(OH)₈ · 14H₂O

References:

Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing.

ⓘ Heulandite-Ca

Formula: (Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O

References:

Praszkier, Tomasz, Siuda, Rafal (2007) The Lonavala quarry, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (3) 185-189

Praszkier, Tomasz; Siuda, Rafal (2007) La carrière de Lonavala, Poona, Maharashtra, Inde [The Lonavala quarry, Poona, Maharashtra, India]. Le Règne Minéral, 13 (76). 30-35

ⓘ Mesolite

Formula: Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O

References:

Praszkier, Tomasz, Siuda, Rafal (2007) The Lonavala quarry, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (3) 185-189

Praszkier, Tomasz; Siuda, Rafal (2007) La carrière de Lonavala, Poona, Maharashtra, Inde [The Lonavala quarry, Poona, Maharashtra, India]. Le Règne Minéral, 13 (76). 30-35

ⓘ Mordenite

Formula: (Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O

Habit: "Cotton ball" aggregates

References:

Praszkier, Tomasz, Siuda, Rafal (2007) The Lonavala quarry, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (3) 185-189

Praszkier, Tomasz; Siuda, Rafal (2007) La carrière de Lonavala, Poona, Maharashtra, Inde [The Lonavala quarry, Poona, Maharashtra, India]. Le Règne Minéral, 13 (76). 30-35

ⓘ Pentagonite

Formula: Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O

References:

Praszkier, Tomasz, Siuda, Rafal (2007) The Lonavala quarry, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (3) 185-189

Praszkier, Tomasz; Siuda, Rafal (2007) La carrière de Lonavala, Poona, Maharashtra, Inde [The Lonavala quarry, Poona, Maharashtra, India]. Le Règne Minéral, 13 (76). 30-35

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

References:

Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Praszkier, Tomasz, Siuda, Rafal (2007) The Lonavala quarry, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (3) 185-189

Praszkier, Tomasz; Siuda, Rafal (2007) La carrière de Lonavala, Poona, Maharashtra, Inde [The Lonavala quarry, Poona, Maharashtra, India]. Le Règne Minéral, 13 (76). 30-35

ⓘ Stilbite-Ca

Formula: NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 28H₂O

References:

Praszkier, Tomasz, Siuda, Rafal (2007) The Lonavala quarry, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (3) 185-189

Praszkier, Tomasz; Siuda, Rafal (2007) La carrière de Lonavala, Poona, Maharashtra, Inde [The Lonavala quarry, Poona, Maharashtra, India]. Le Règne Minéral, 13 (76). 30-35

Gallery:

KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂Oⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Fluorapophyllite-(K), etc.

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Fluorapophyllite-(K), etc.

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Fluorapophyllite-(K), etc.

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Fluorapophyllite-(K), etc.

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Fluorapophyllite-(K), etc.

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

NaCa₁₆Si₂₃AlO₆₀(OH)₈ · 14H₂Oⓘ Gyrolite

Gyrolite

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Gyrolite

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Gyrolite

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 28H₂Oⓘ Stilbite-Ca

Stilbite-Ca, etc.

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Stilbite-Ca, etc.

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Stilbite-Ca, etc.

Lonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Prehnite	9.DP.20	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Fluorapophyllite-(K)	9.EA.15	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Cavansite	9.EA.50	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Pentagonite	9.EA.55	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Gyrolite	9.EE.30	NaCa₁₆Si₂₃AlO₆₀(OH)₈ · 14H₂O
ⓘ	Mesolite	9.GA.05	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Mordenite	9.GD.35	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
ⓘ	Epistilbite	9.GD.45	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Heulandite-Ca	9.GE.05	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
ⓘ	Stilbite-Ca	9.GE.10	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 28H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Cavansite	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆Si₂₃AlO₆₀(OH)₈ · 14H₂O
H	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
H	ⓘ Pentagonite	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
H	ⓘ Stilbite-Ca	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Cavansite	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆Si₂₃AlO₆₀(OH)₈ · 14H₂O
O	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
O	ⓘ Pentagonite	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
O	ⓘ Stilbite-Ca	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆Si₂₃AlO₆₀(OH)₈ · 14H₂O
Na	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Na	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Na	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Na	ⓘ Stilbite-Ca	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
Al	ⓘ Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆Si₂₃AlO₆₀(OH)₈ · 14H₂O
Al	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Al	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Al	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Al	ⓘ Stilbite-Ca	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Cavansite	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O
Si	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
Si	ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆Si₂₃AlO₆₀(OH)₈ · 14H₂O
Si	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Si	ⓘ Pentagonite	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O
Si	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Si	ⓘ Stilbite-Ca	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
K	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Cavansite	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆Si₂₃AlO₆₀(OH)₈ · 14H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Pentagonite	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Stilbite-Ca	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Cavansite	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O
V	ⓘ Pentagonite	Ca(VO)Si₄O₁₀ · 4H₂O

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References

Praszkier, Tomasz, Siuda, Rafal (2007) The Lonavala quarry, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (3) 185-189

Praszkier, Tomasz; Siuda, Rafal (2007) La carrière de Lonavala, Poona, Maharashtra, Inde [The Lonavala quarry, Poona, Maharashtra, India]. Le Règne Minéral, 13 (76). 30-35

Praszkier, Tomasz (2009) Cavansit und Pentagonit aus Indien. Mineralien-Welt, 20 (6). 16-25

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