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Salem Complex, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, Indiai
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11° 41' 59'' North , 78° 1' 0'' East
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Complex of ultramafic rocks occurs c. 7km NW of Salem town.
The Salem Mafic-Ultramafic Complex is an ENE-WSW trending semicircular to elongate body (maximum length of 20 km) located in the Salem block of the Southern Granulite Terrane. Dunites, serpentinites, pyroxenites, wehrlite, peridotite, hornblendite, charnockite, hornblende gneiss, mafic and felsic intrusions like gabbro, amphibolite, and dolerites, quartzo-feldspathic alkaline rocks, and ultra-potassic intrusions like shonkinites and lamprophyres are the major lithounits in the SMUC.

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10 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
'Asbestos'
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
'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
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Reference: Naidu, P. R. J. (1963). Crystallization of leucite–nepheline–sanidine in basic differentiates from a peridotite–dunite mass in Salem, Madras State, India. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 1, 251-257. Friend, C. R. L., & Janardhan, A. S. (1984). Mineral chemistry of coexisting phases from shonkinitic rocks, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 48(347), 181-193.
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Naidu, P. R. J. (1963). Crystallization of leucite–nepheline–sanidine in basic differentiates from a peridotite–dunite mass in Salem, Madras State, India. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 1, 251-257. Friend, C. R. L., & Janardhan, A. S. (1984). Mineral chemistry of coexisting phases from shonkinitic rocks, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 48(347), 181-193.
'Feldspar Group'
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
'Hornblende'
Reference: Naidu, P. R. J. (1963). Crystallization of leucite–nepheline–sanidine in basic differentiates from a peridotite–dunite mass in Salem, Madras State, India. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 1, 251-257. Friend, C. R. L., & Janardhan, A. S. (1984). Mineral chemistry of coexisting phases from shonkinitic rocks, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 48(347), 181-193. Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
'K Feldspar'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Reference: Naidu, P. R. J. (1963). Crystallization of leucite–nepheline–sanidine in basic differentiates from a peridotite–dunite mass in Salem, Madras State, India. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 1, 251-257. Friend, C. R. L., & Janardhan, A. S. (1984). Mineral chemistry of coexisting phases from shonkinitic rocks, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 48(347), 181-193.
Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
Reference: Naidu, P. R. J. (1963). Crystallization of leucite–nepheline–sanidine in basic differentiates from a peridotite–dunite mass in Salem, Madras State, India. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 1, 251-257. Friend, C. R. L., & Janardhan, A. S. (1984). Mineral chemistry of coexisting phases from shonkinitic rocks, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 48(347), 181-193.
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Reference: Naidu, P. R. J. (1963). Crystallization of leucite–nepheline–sanidine in basic differentiates from a peridotite–dunite mass in Salem, Madras State, India. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 1, 251-257. Friend, C. R. L., & Janardhan, A. S. (1984). Mineral chemistry of coexisting phases from shonkinitic rocks, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 48(347), 181-193.
'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Reference: Naidu, P. R. J. (1963). Crystallization of leucite–nepheline–sanidine in basic differentiates from a peridotite–dunite mass in Salem, Madras State, India. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 1, 251-257. Friend, C. R. L., & Janardhan, A. S. (1984). Mineral chemistry of coexisting phases from shonkinitic rocks, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 48(347), 181-193.
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Naidu, P. R. J. (1963). Crystallization of leucite–nepheline–sanidine in basic differentiates from a peridotite–dunite mass in Salem, Madras State, India. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 1, 251-257. Friend, C. R. L., & Janardhan, A. S. (1984). Mineral chemistry of coexisting phases from shonkinitic rocks, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 48(347), 181-193.
'Pseudoleucite'
Reference: Naidu, P. R. J. (1963). Crystallization of leucite–nepheline–sanidine in basic differentiates from a peridotite–dunite mass in Salem, Madras State, India. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 1, 251-257. Friend, C. R. L., & Janardhan, A. S. (1984). Mineral chemistry of coexisting phases from shonkinitic rocks, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 48(347), 181-193.
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Reference: Naidu, P. R. J. (1963). Crystallization of leucite–nepheline–sanidine in basic differentiates from a peridotite–dunite mass in Salem, Madras State, India. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 1, 251-257. Friend, C. R. L., & Janardhan, A. S. (1984). Mineral chemistry of coexisting phases from shonkinitic rocks, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 48(347), 181-193. Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Naidu, P. R. J. (1963). Crystallization of leucite–nepheline–sanidine in basic differentiates from a peridotite–dunite mass in Salem, Madras State, India. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 1, 251-257. Friend, C. R. L., & Janardhan, A. S. (1984). Mineral chemistry of coexisting phases from shonkinitic rocks, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 48(347), 181-193. Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
Talc var. Steatite
Formula: Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Leucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
var. Steatite9.EC.05Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Asbestos'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Hornblende'-
'K Feldspar'-KAlSi3O8
'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Pseudoleucite'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
C MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
O QuartzSiO2
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Olivine GroupM2SiO4
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
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 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
NaSodium
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
MgMagnesium
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)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 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

References

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Woolley A.R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe, p.113
Naidu, P. R. J. (1963). Crystallization of leucite–nepheline–sanidine in basic differentiates from a peridotite–dunite mass in Salem, Madras State, India. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper, 1, 251-257.
Friend, C. R. L., & Janardhan, A. S. (1984). Mineral chemistry of coexisting phases from shonkinitic rocks, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. Mineralogical Magazine, 48(347), 181-193.
Haritha, A., Rajesh, V. J., Kumar, S., Santosh, M., & Thesniya, P. M. (2022). Spectrochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of magnesite deposit from Salem, Southern India: CO2 repository through supergene processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 105016.

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