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Jerai Mine, Mount Jerai, Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysiai
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Jerai MineMine
Mount JeraiMountain
Kuala Muda DistrictDistrict
KedahState
MalaysiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
5° 46' 4'' North , 100° 29' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
5.76780,100.49293
GeoHash:
G#: w1p2ycbxy
GRN:
N04E70
Type:
Mine
Deposit first discovered:
1958 (approx.)
Köppen climate type:
Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bedong47,585 (2012)4.8km
Gurun15,964 (2012)5.9km
Sungai Petani228,843 (2012)13.4km
Kepala Batas17,131 (2012)28.8km
Tasek Glugor135,786 (2012)32.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
26208
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26208:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Jurai mine


Secondary hematite as dark grey massive aggregates.

The Wakabayashi mineral collection at the University Museum of the University of Tokyo holds a hematite specimen labelled as Jurai. However, this probably should be read as Jerai, given that the Jerai area is known to host minor lateritic irons deposits that have been mined since 1958, particularly in the southeastern foothills.
Some of these deposits were, and are worked by South Island Mining Company Sdn. Bhd. (SIMCO).

The coordinates provided are the best guess for the mine.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Sunda PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Sadanaga, Ryoichi, Bunno, Michiaki (1974) The Wakabayashi Mineral Collection. Bulletin 7. The University Museum, The University of Tokyo
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