Marunthurkota syenite complex, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, Indiai
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Marunthurkota syenite complex | Complex |
Kanyakumari District | District |
Tamil Nadu | State |
India | Country |
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8° 18' North , 77° 19' East
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Syenite forms the small hillock north of the village of Padmanabhapuram, with further outcrops 8km to the north at Valiyattumukham and the syenite pluton of Puttetti c.8km to the WSW.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Aegirine-augite Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 Reference: Sreejith, C., & Kumar, G. R. (2009). Petrological and geochemical characteristics of Marunthurkota syenites from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 73(3), 386. |
ⓘ 'Albite-Anorthite Series' Reference: Sreejith, C., & Kumar, G. R. (2009). Petrological and geochemical characteristics of Marunthurkota syenites from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 73(3), 386. |
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar' Reference: Sreejith, C., & Kumar, G. R. (2009). Petrological and geochemical characteristics of Marunthurkota syenites from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 73(3), 386. |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Sreejith, C., & Kumar, G. R. (2009). Petrological and geochemical characteristics of Marunthurkota syenites from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 73(3), 386. |
ⓘ 'Hornblende' Reference: Sreejith, C., & Kumar, G. R. (2009). Petrological and geochemical characteristics of Marunthurkota syenites from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 73(3), 386. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Sreejith, C., & Kumar, G. R. (2009). Petrological and geochemical characteristics of Marunthurkota syenites from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 73(3), 386. |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Sreejith, C., & Kumar, G. R. (2009). Petrological and geochemical characteristics of Marunthurkota syenites from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 73(3), 386. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Aegirine-augite | 9.DA.20 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Albite-Anorthite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Alkali Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
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Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 51.5.2.1 | Zr(SiO4) |
Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | |||
Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2 | |||
ⓘ | Aegirine-augite | 65.1.3b.2 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Albite-Anorthite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Alkali Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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.116
Sreejith, C., & Kumar, G. R. (2009). Petrological and geochemical characteristics of Marunthurkota syenites from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 73(3), 386.
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