Chumar ruby digs, Ruby Valley, Dhading District, P3 Bagmati Pradesh, Nepali
Regional Level Types | |
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Chumar ruby digs | Group of Diggingses |
Ruby Valley | Municipality (Rural) |
Dhading District | District |
P3 Bagmati Pradesh | Province |
Nepal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 15' 17'' North , 85° 0' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Diggingses
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
29862
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29862:6
GUID (UUID V4):
1214dfe4-0170-47a7-8676-57f127d80d11
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Chhumar Mine; Chumar ruby mines
Ruby deposit situated at 4,300 m high in the south flank of Ganesh Himal Massif, about five kilometers west of Ruyil Ruby Mine. Chumar deposit is very close to the northwest boundary of Dhading District, in Lapa VDC. The host rock is a low-grade dolomitic marble aged Lower Paleozoic.
*... Chumar deposit extends east-west for about 550 m, with a central thickness of approximately 150 m. At the west end, the dolomitic body is bounded by a sharp fault trending N60Β°W, dipping steeply to the northeast. The east end of the body tapers down to a tail, with no fault line at the boundary. Distinct bedding in the dolomite body, which now consists of large, eroded domes, strikes east-west throughout all but the extremities, where it is bent to the northwest, creating a sigmoid shape. The seams, which are about 8 m apart and dip 32Β°, vary widely in thickness but average about 20 cm; they are sometimes folded on a small scale.
*from Rubies and fancy-color sapphires from Nepal (see references)
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β Brucite Formula: Mg(OH)2 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
β Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 |
β Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 References: |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
β Margarite Formula: CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Fuchsite Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
β Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
β 'Scapolite' |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
β Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Corundum var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
β | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 | |
β | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
β | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Fuchsite | 9.EC.15 | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
β | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Margarite | 9.EC.30 | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Scapolite' | - | |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
H | β Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
O | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Al | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
Al | β Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- HimalayasMountain Range
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Nepal
- ⭔Bagmati ZoneZone
- P3 Bagmati Pradesh
- Dhading District
- Ganesh HimalMountain Range
- Dhading District
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