The garnets occur in pockets in sericite-sillimanite-schists as prophyroblasts varying in size from small grains to as large as an apple. Color dark brown to deep red.

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Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

4456

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:4456:1

GUID (UUID V4):

b5b5adc3-3ff1-40da-8eef-cab04c276ba0

References

[Current Sci. (India) 1967, No. 11, p. 295

Clark, A. M. (1993) Hey's Mineral Index - Mineral Species, Varieties and Synonyms (3rd ed.) Natural History Museum, London.

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	*Hey, M. H. (1968) Twenty-fifth list of New Mineral Names. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36 (284) 1146-1163 doi:10.1180/minmag.1968.036.284.12*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	alluvial gravels of the Merume river, Mazaruni district, Guayana (Merumite, 18th List). Named for S. Bracewell...sehaurteite (24th List). Named for P. Despujols. Dhanrasite. S. R. N. Murthy, 1967. Current Science, vol...stannian pyrope-almandine from the Dhanras hills, Gaya district, Bihar. Named front the locality. [A.M....alluvial gravels of the Merume river, Mazaruni district, Guayana (Merumite, 18th List). Named for F. Grimaldi...alluvial gravels of the Merume river, Mazarun[ district, Guayana (Merumite, 18th List). Named from the
	*Embrey, Peter G., Fuller, John P. - Eds.* (1980) A Manual of New Mineral Names 1892-1978. British Museum (Natural History), London.**	Book
	1959, vol. 68, p. 360 [M.A., 15, 133], and from India by K. C. Chandy, Indian Minerals, 1961, vol. 40...cassiterite and quartz from near Arandis, Swakopmund district, South-West Africa. Named from the locality. [M...Mueller, 1964. Rept. 22nd Internat. Geol. Congr., India, part 1, p. 46. An insol¬ uble, infusible bitumen...from Brazil. It agrees with a mineral from Black Hills, South Dakota, regarded by W. P. Headden in 1891...mixed friable ore from the Mammoth mine, Tintic district, Utah. This formula is deduced from a very unsatisfactory
	*Clark, A. M. (1993) Hey's Mineral Index* - Mineral Species, Varieties and Synonyms (3rd ed.) Natural History Museum, London.**	Book (edition)
	Chapman & Hall India. R. Seshadri. 32 Second Main Road. CIT Ea,1. Madras 600 035, India First edi1ion...959) Bull. Soc. helg. Gi'ol. 68. 360. and from India by K.C. Chandy ( 1 96 1 ) lndiall Min. 40. 197....28'. Z=4. (TL) Grand Reef mine. Aravaipa mining district. Graham Co .. Arizona. USA. Named from locality...(arrojadite). Agrees with the mineral from Black Hills. South Dakota. USA. regarded by W.P. Headclen in...analogue of arsenonore ncite-(Ce) from the uranium district of northern Bohem ia. Czechoslovakia. Arsenonorencite-(Nd)

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Dhanrasite from Dhanras Hills, Gaya District, Bihar, India

Dhanrasite from
Dhanras Hills, Gaya District, Bihar, India