Den Chai, Phrae Province, Thailandi
Regional Level Types | |
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Den Chai | Lava Field |
Phrae Province | Province |
Thailand | Country |
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Type:
Age:
5.64 ± 0.28 Ma
Geologic Time:
Dating method:
K-Ar
Reference for age:
Barr, S. M., & Dostal, J. (1986). Petrochemistry and origin of megacrysts in Upper Cenozoic basalts, Thailand. Journal of Southeast Asian earth sciences, 1(2), 107-116.
Largest Settlements:
Place | Population |
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Den Chai | 17,019 (2012) |
Mindat Locality ID:
250284
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250284:0
GUID (UUID V4):
aa5f2040-396c-414a-9ffe-8abaaf5a4b6a
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Denchai
Immediately to the SW of Denchai is a series of 7 lava flows with a combined thickness of c. 25 m and covering an area of c.70km².
Basanite flow is probably a source of gem-quality zircon and corundum found in the area.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 References: |
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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