Chintalacheruvu, Guntur District, Coastal Andhra Region, Andhra Pradesh, Indiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Chintalacheruvu | Occurrence |
Guntur District | District |
Coastal Andhra Region | Region |
Andhra Pradesh | State |
India | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 57' North , 79° 37' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Vinukonda | 61,326 (2016) | 17.4km |
Darsi | 33,418 (2017) | 21.1km |
Chemmumiahpet | 31,416 (2014) | 32.1km |
Addanki | 28,547 (2017) | 41.2km |
Mārkāpur | 63,982 (2016) | 44.2km |
An area of boulders and small patches of in situ carbonatite forms a linear body c. 500 x 5-10 m in extent, which is discordant within Archean magmatic gneisses. The rock is brecciated and contains ramifying veins of Fe-oxides, patches of silification and occasional areas of sulphides and fluorite.
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7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar' Reference: Bhaskar, D. V., & Thimmaiah, M. (1997). Occurrence of carbonatite at Chintalacheruvu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 50(5), 641-644. |
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Reference: Bhaskar, D. V., & Thimmaiah, M. (1997). Occurrence of carbonatite at Chintalacheruvu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 50(5), 641-644. |
ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Reference: Bhaskar, D. V., & Thimmaiah, M. (1997). Occurrence of carbonatite at Chintalacheruvu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 50(5), 641-644. |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Bhaskar, D. V., & Thimmaiah, M. (1997). Occurrence of carbonatite at Chintalacheruvu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 50(5), 641-644. |
ⓘ 'Apatite var. Collophane' Reference: Bhaskar, D. V., & Thimmaiah, M. (1997). Occurrence of carbonatite at Chintalacheruvu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 50(5), 641-644. |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Bhaskar, D. V., & Thimmaiah, M. (1997). Occurrence of carbonatite at Chintalacheruvu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 50(5), 641-644. |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: Bhaskar, D. V., & Thimmaiah, M. (1997). Occurrence of carbonatite at Chintalacheruvu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 50(5), 641-644. |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Bhaskar, D. V., & Thimmaiah, M. (1997). Occurrence of carbonatite at Chintalacheruvu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 50(5), 641-644. |
ⓘ Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) Reference: Bhaskar, D. V., & Thimmaiah, M. (1997). Occurrence of carbonatite at Chintalacheruvu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 50(5), 641-644. |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: Bhaskar, D. V., & Thimmaiah, M. (1997). Occurrence of carbonatite at Chintalacheruvu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 50(5), 641-644. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Bhaskar, D. V., & Thimmaiah, M. (1997). Occurrence of carbonatite at Chintalacheruvu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 50(5), 641-644. |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: Bhaskar, D. V., & Thimmaiah, M. (1997). Occurrence of carbonatite at Chintalacheruvu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 50(5), 641-644. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Alkali Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'var. Collophane' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Na | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Archean : 4000 Ma to 2500 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Woolley A.R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe, p.105
Bhaskar, D. V., & Thimmaiah, M. (1997). Occurrence of carbonatite at Chintalacheruvu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 50(5), 641-644.
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