Ruyil ruby digs, Ruby Valley, Dhading District, P3 Bagmati Pradesh, Nepali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ruyil ruby digs | Diggings |
| Ruby Valley | Municipality (Rural) |
| Dhading District | District |
| P3 Bagmati Pradesh | Province |
| Nepal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 15' 9'' North , 85° 1' 58'' East
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ruyil ruby mine; Ruyal
Ruby deposit situated at 4,300 m high in the south flank of Ganesh Himal Massif, about five kilometers east of Chumar Ruby Mines, in Lapa VDC. The host rock is a low-grade dolomitic marble aged Lower Paleozoic.
"... This deposit extends east-west for approximately 128 m, with a general thickness of 60 m. The western portion of the dolomite body appears to end abruptly in a curved outline of shattered dolomite without distinct bedding, yet there is no discernible fault line. No corundum has been found in the continuous outcrops of bedded dolomite on the eastern side of this body." (Smith et al., 1997).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- HimalayasMountain Range
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Himalayan Orogenic BeltOrogenic Belt
Nepal
- ⭔Bagmati ZoneZone
- P3 Bagmati Pradesh
- Dhading District
- Ganesh HimalMountain Range
- Dhading District
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References
Garnier, Virginie; Giuliani, Gaston; Ohnenstetter, Daniel; Fallick, Anthony E.; Dubessy, Jean; Banks, David; Vinh, Hoàng Quang; Lhomme, Thérèse; Maluski, Henri; Pêcher, Arnaud; et al. (2008) Marble-hosted ruby deposits from Central and Southeast Asia: Towards a new genetic model. Ore Geology Reviews, 34 (1-2). 169-191 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.003
Ruyil ruby digs, Ruby Valley, Dhading District, P3 Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal