Bà Rịa Granite Quarry, Bà Rịa, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province, Vietnami
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bà Rịa Granite Quarry | Quarry |
| Bà Rịa | City |
| Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province | Province |
| Vietnam | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 30' 43'' North , 107° 8' 29'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vũng Tàu | 209,683 (2016) | 19.5km |
| Cần Giờ | 55,137 (2014) | 23.3km |
| Cần Giuộc | 152,200 (2014) | 52.5km |
| Biên Hòa | 407,208 (2018) | 59.2km |
| Thủ Dầu Một | 91,009 (2014) | 74.6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dinh Mountain, Ba Ria Granite Quarry
Name(s) in local language(s):
Nui Dinh, Ba Ria Mo Da
Ba Ria Granite Quarry is one of the several quarries around Dinh Mountain (Nui Dinh in Vietnamese) which is a granite/granodiorite batholith of the Cretaceous Deo Ca Complex that intruded the Early Cretaceous rhyolite/trachyrhyolite Nha Trang Complex.
This batholith is NW-SE oriented and is about 85 square km in size. Several faults NE-SW oriented are dissecting this massif which is resulting in two main culminations:
- Nui Dinh to the south close to Ba Ria with a maximum elevation of 504m
- Nui Thi Vai to the NW close to Phu My with a maximum elevation of 467m
The quarry is active and the granite, a pink porphyritic granite with K-feldspar, quartz, plagioclase and minor biotite, is quarried for building and lapidary purposes. It seems that the best quality material is even exported abroad, to Singapore.
Miarolitic cavities and vugs with quartz, epidote, calcite, and K-feldspar are very common and with size varying from a few centimetres up to one meter.
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3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: "Mario Lazzerini Denchi' Collection" |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Reference: "Mario Lazzerini Denchi' Collection" |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: "Mario Lazzerini Denchi' Collection" |
| ✪ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: "Mario Lazzerini Denchi' Collection" |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
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Bà Rịa Granite Quarry, Bà Rịa, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province, Vietnam