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Locality Name:
Nishikhal Mn Deposit, Koraput District, Odisha, India


mindat Locality ID: 54896
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-54896.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nishikhal Mn Deposit, Koraput District, Odisha, India": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mn Na O S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mn Na O S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BrauniteChalcopyriteClayCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeFeldsparGarnetKaoliniteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinelZircon

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Birnessite  (*)Braunite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Lithiophorite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O0178
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O40350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O40172
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)20210
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO30244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O100312
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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