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Richterite from
Beldih Dyke and phosphate quarry, Purulia carbonatite, Purulia District, West Bengal, India


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Richterite
Formula:Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Richterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beldih Dyke and phosphate quarry, Purulia carbonatite, Purulia District, West Bengal, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1333650
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1333650:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Richterite
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘPurulia carbonatite, Purulia District, West Bengal, India
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘBorehole 1, Jharia Coalfield, Dhanbad District, Jharkhand, India
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘJharia Coalfield, Dhanbad District, Jharkhand, India
References
Ghosh Roy, A. K., & Sengupta, P. R. (1993). Alkalic-carbonatitic magmatism and associated mineralisation along the Porapahar-Tamar lineament in the Proterozoic of Purulia District, West Bengal. Indian journal of earth sciences, 20(3-4), 193-200.
Chakrabarty, A., Sen, A. K., & Ghosh, T. K. (2009). Amphibole—a key indicator mineral for petrogenesis of the Purulia carbonatite, West Bengal, India. Mineralogy and Petrology, 95(1-2), 105-112.
Chakrabarty, Aniket, Sen, Amit Kumar (2010) Enigmatic association of the carbonatite and alkali-pyroxenite along the Northern Shear Zone, Purulia, West Bengal: A saga of primary magmatic carbonatite. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 76 (4) 403-413 doi:10.1007/s12594-010-0113-x
 
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