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Quartz from
Salem Complex, Omalur, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salem Complex, Omalur, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1335782
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1335782:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘPakkanadu, Edapaddi, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘKullampatti, Salem, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘNainarmalai hill, Nainamalai Adivaram, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, India
82.0km (50.9 miles) ⓘAjjipuram carbonatite complex, Kollegala, Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka, India
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘKattumunnur Mines, Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘSamalpatti carbonatite complex, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, India
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘSevattur carbonatite complex, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, India
97.4km (60.5 miles) ⓘSalampatti massif, Tirupattur District, Tamil Nadu, India
References
Naidu, P. R. J. (1963). Crystallization of leucite–nepheline–sanidine in basic differentiates from a peridotite–dunite mass in Salem, Madras State, India. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 1, 251-257.
Friend, C. R. L., & Janardhan, A. S. (1984). Mineral chemistry of coexisting phases from shonkinitic rocks, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 48(347), 181-193.
Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
 
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