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Malanjkhand Mine, Malanjkand, Baihar Tehsil, Balaghat District, Jabalpur Division, Madhya Pradesh, Indiai
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Malanjkhand MineMine
MalanjkandTown
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 1' North , 80° 43' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Baihar16,168 (2015)19.6km
Ukwā7,369 (2015)26.3km
Gandai12,475 (2015)55.5km
Chhuīkhadān6,485 (2015)62.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
15187
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15187:5
GUID (UUID V4):
eae0b4ea-6f38-4e8a-9563-49b447e4b618


A copper mine owned by the Hindustan Copper Ltd. An open-pit mine billed as the largest hard rock open pit mine in India at 180 meters deep. Capacity is 2 million tons/year ore producing 23,000 tons Cu/year. 60 million tons of ore reserves (estimated 1984) at 1.24% Cu.

Copper-molybdenum lode in calc-alkali tonalite-granodiorite rocks. In sheeted copper quartz veins and K-altered igneous rocks. 2km long and up to 200m thick.

Alpersite was found as efflorescences along a creek that carry Cu plant effluent. It concentrates some Mn, Zn, and Ni. The mineral precipitates at pH=6.2.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


47 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Alpersite
Formula: (Mg,Cu)(SO4) · 7H2O
β“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Anilite
Formula: Cu7S4
β“˜ Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Delafossite
Formula: CuFeO2
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
β“˜ Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
β“˜ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Geerite
Formula: Cu8S5
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
β“˜ 'Hornblende'
β“˜ Idaite
Formula: Cu5FeS6
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Mooihoekite
Formula: Cu9Fe9S16
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Nantokite
Formula: CuCl
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ 'Saussurite'
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Spionkopite
Formula: Cu39S28
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Yarrowite
Formula: Cu9S8

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Anilite2.BA.10Cu7S4
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
β“˜Geerite2.BA.05Cu8S5
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
β“˜Idaite2.CB.15aCu5FeS6
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Mooihoekite2.CB.10bCu9Fe9S16
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Spionkopite2.CA.05cCu39S28
β“˜Yarrowite2.CA.05dCu9S8
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
β“˜Nantokite3.AA.05CuCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Delafossite4.AB.15CuFeO2
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Alpersite7.CB.35(Mg,Cu)(SO4) Β· 7H2O
β“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 Β· 7H2O
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Hexahydrite7.CB.25MgSO4 Β· 6H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Hornblende'-
β“˜'Saussurite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Alpersite(Mg,Cu)(SO4) · 7H2O
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ DelafossiteCuFeO2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ Alpersite(Mg,Cu)(SO4) · 7H2O
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Alpersite(Mg,Cu)(SO4) · 7H2O
Mgβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mgβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ MooihoekiteCu9Fe9S16
Sβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Sβ“˜ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ AniliteCu7S4
Sβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ Alpersite(Mg,Cu)(SO4) · 7H2O
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Sβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sβ“˜ GeeriteCu8S5
Sβ“˜ SpionkopiteCu39S28
Sβ“˜ YarrowiteCu9S8
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Clβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clβ“˜ NantokiteCuCl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Kβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ DelafossiteCuFeO2
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ MooihoekiteCu9Fe9S16
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Coβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ DelafossiteCuFeO2
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ MooihoekiteCu9Fe9S16
Cuβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ AniliteCu7S4
Cuβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Cuβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Cuβ“˜ NantokiteCuCl
Cuβ“˜ Alpersite(Mg,Cu)(SO4) · 7H2O
Cuβ“˜ GeeriteCu8S5
Cuβ“˜ SpionkopiteCu39S28
Cuβ“˜ YarrowiteCu9S8
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
UUranium
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Proterozoic : 2491 Β± 8 Ma to 2446 Β± 8 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Precambrian
 Proterozoic
  Paleoproterozoic
   Siderian
β“˜ Molybdenite (youngest age)2446 Β± 8 Ma
β“˜ Molybdenite (oldest age)2491 Β± 8 Ma

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