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Locality Name:
Palghat District, Kerala, India

Oldest recorded age at locality: 496
Youngest recorded age at locality: 452

mindat Locality ID: 153515
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-153515.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Palghat District, Kerala, India": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kuttippuram Meteorite
Vattalakki

Latitude: 10°49'58"N
Longitude: 76°1'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 10.832777777778,76.032777777778
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Ni O P S Si Th Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleApatiteClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubaniteEpidoteFeldsparIron
NonePyroxeneSphaleriteSpinelZircon

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anorthite  (*)Chromite  (*)Copper  (*)
Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)
Isocubanite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Taenite  (*)Thorite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Troilite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)24964521663643419
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)496452166364706
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)4964521663641036
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O44964521663633902
Copper  (*)CopperCu4964521663633846
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O64964521663634135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4964521663648173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F4964521663642740
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3496452266363,663645433
Iron  (*)IronFe4964521663631089
Isocubanite  (*)Sphalerite CubaniteCuFe2S3496452166363191
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)496452166363451
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)496452166363703
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)4964521663641006
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)24964521663642562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS4964521663631044
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)4964521663645251


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Bradley_2012_005496452474±22Pb/Th monazite  Yes  16560Kuttakuzhi (Kuttankuli), Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India[Ponmudi Unit]McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

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