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Jaurahi pegmatite, Sonbhadra District, Mirzapur Division, Uttar Pradesh, Indiai
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Jaurahi pegmatitePegmatite
Sonbhadra DistrictDistrict
Mirzapur DivisionDivision
Uttar PradeshState
IndiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 55' 0'' North , 83° 4' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
23.91667,83.08333
GRN:
N16E54
Type:
Pegmatite
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Renukūt62,413 (2014)33.7km
Dūdhi12,742 (2015)36.7km
Singrauli185,580 (2014)52.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
265255
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:265255:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Aeschynite'
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
ⓘ 'Fergusonite'
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
References:
URAM 2014 IAEA p52
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
URAM 2014 IAEA p52
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Samarskite-(Y)
Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8
ⓘ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite
Formula: (Th,U)SiO4
ⓘ 'Xenotime'
References:
URAM 2014 IAEA p52
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘSamarskite-(Y)4.DB.25YFe3+Nb2O8
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘThorite
var. Uranothorite		9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Aeschynite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
ⓘ'Fergusonite'-

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References

Kumar, K. Mahendra; Roy, Madhuparna; Behra, G.; Parihar, P.S.; Gupta, R. K.; Singh, Jamger (2000) Rare Metal and Rare Earth Mineralisation Hosted in Pegmatitic Injections within Magnetite-Bearing Granitoid at Jaurahi, Sonbhadra District, U.P. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 55 (4). 439-442 doi:10.17491/jgsi/2000/550410
Dhurandhar, A.P., Rajagopalan, V., Paul, Ashit K. (2025) Mineral Chemistry and Petrochronology of Zircon from Dudhi Group, Northwestern Chhotanagpur Granite Gneiss Complex, India. Journal Of The Geological Society Of India, 101 (3). doi:10.17491/jgsi/2025/174098
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