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Jahaz prospect, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan, Indiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 43' 59'' North , 75° 38' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Neem ka Thana32,690 (2014)14.3km
Udaipur30,264 (2014)16.8km
Khandela23,164 (2014)19.8km
Sri Mādhopur30,281 (2014)30.0km
Khetri17,177 (2014)32.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
454154
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:454154:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Jahaz, is mostly soil-covered and rock exposures are found along the NNE-SSW trending Maota-Jahaz hill. Quartzites, garnetiferous quartz-biotite schists, graphite-schists and amphibolites are the ma jor metamorphic rocks found in the area and corre lated with the Ajabgarh Group of SKB in the NDFB. A shear zone with extensive brecciation and alterations in the Jahaz area consists of metamorphic rocks found to be albitized and brecciated to varying degrees. The uranium-sulfide mineralization is broadly confined to the brecciated and albitized metamorphic rocks.

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26 valid minerals.

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Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Annite
Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Anorthite var. Bytownite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'
Formula: AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende'
Formula: AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinochlore var. Pennine
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Ferro-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Ferro-pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Graphite
Formula: C
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Magnesio-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Uraninite
Formula: UO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ferro-hornblende9.DE.10◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Magnesio-hornblende9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Ferro-pargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Pargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Annite9.EC.20KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
var. Pennine9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
var. Bytownite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup
var. Hornblende'
-AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'-AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
H Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
H Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
H Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
O CalciteCaCO3
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O CorundumAl2O3
O Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
O Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
O Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O UraniniteUO2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
F Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Na Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Na PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mg PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Al Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Al Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Al Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Si Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Si Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Si Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Cl Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
K AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Ca Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Ca Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Ca Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Ca PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Fe Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
UUranium
U UraniniteUO2

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