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Kushunda, Bankura District, West Bengal, Indiai
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KushundaOccurrence
Bankura DistrictDistrict
West BengalState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 33' North , 86° 53' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
ฤ€sansol504,271 (2018)18.0km
Kulti305,405 (2014)20.6km
Adra22,159 (2014)21.2km
Raghunathpur22,802 (2014)21.4km
Lakhyabad33,162 (2014)25.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
335138
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335138:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


East-west-trending body of nepheline syenite with minor syenite forms a ridge and series of hillocks 2.75km long. It is situated within Precambrian granite gneisses immediately to the west of the village of Kushunda. The contacts are sharp and small veins extend into the country rocks.

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5 valid minerals.

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โ“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
โ“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
โ“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
โ“˜ 'Barkevikite'
โ“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
โ“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
โ“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
โ“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
โ“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
โ“˜'Feldspar Group'-
โ“˜'Barkevikite'-
โ“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oโ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naโ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alโ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siโ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

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