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Magnetite from
Kanakapura, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India


Locality type:Dike swarm
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kanakapura, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1335501
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1335501:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘKabbāl Durga quarry, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘHalaguru hornblendite, Mandya District, Karnataka, India
69.3km (43.1 miles) ⓘPikkili, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, India
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘMarlagalla-Allapatna, Mandya District, Karnataka, India
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘSakarsanahalli, Kolar Gold Fields, Kolar District, Karnataka, India
88.1km (54.7 miles) ⓘChigargunta Mine (Chigarikunta Mine), South Schist Belt, Kolar Gold Fields, Kolar District, Karnataka, India
89.2km (55.4 miles) ⓘMallappakonda deposit, South Schist Belt, Kolar Gold Fields, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India
96.6km (60.1 miles) ⓘMcTaggart West lode, Central Schist Belt, Kolar Gold Fields, Kolar District, Karnataka, India
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘWest Prospect lode, Central Schist Belt, Kolar Gold Fields, Kolar District, Karnataka, India
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘNundydroog Mine, Central Schist Belt, Kolar Gold Fields, Kolar District, Karnataka, India
References
Devaraju, T.C., Laajoki, K., Makkonen, H., Khandali, S.D., Ugarkar, A.G. & Jamakhandi, M.S.R. 1995. Neo-Proterozoic dyke swarms of southern Karnataka: Part I: Field characters, petrography and mineralogy. Memoir, Geological Society of India, 33, 209-265.
Devaraju, T.C., Laajoki, K., Zozulya, D., Khanadali, S.D., & Ugarkar, A.G. 1995. Neo-Proterozoic dyke swarm of southern Karnataka: Part II: Geochemistry, oxygen isotope composition, Rb-Sr age and petrogenesis. Memoir, Geological Society of India, 33, 267-306.
Ikramuddin, M., & Stueber, A. M. (1976). Rb-Sr ages of Precambrian dolerite and alkaline dikes, southeast Mysore state, India. Lithos, 9(3), 235-241.
 
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