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Vastan Mine, Surat district, Gujarat, Indiai
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Vastan MineMine
Surat districtDistrict
GujaratState
IndiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 25' 43'' North , 73° 6' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
21.42870,73.11453
GeoHash:
G#: tegczubrh
GRN:
N15E48
Type:
Mine
Age:
358.9 ± 0.4 to 298.9 ± 0.15 Ma
Geologic Time:
Carboniferous
Reference for age:
Mallick, M., Dutta, S., Greenwood, P.F., Bertrah, N. (2009) Pyrolytic and Spectroscopic Studies of Eocene Resin from Vastan Lignite Mine, Cambay Basin, Western India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 74(1), 16-22.
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kosamba33,221 (2014)16.6km
Kāthor15,311 (2014)23.8km
Kadod16,747 (2014)25.9km
Ankleshwar74,742 (2014)26.0km
Māndvi18,669 (2014)27.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
221594
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:221594:8
GUID (UUID V4):
bd96e902-a037-45bf-bc02-b468224d88bc
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Vastan lignite mine


A lignite mine that has yielded 50-million-year-old insect-bearing (dipterocarpaceae) amber from the lower Eocene Cambay shale.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amber'-
ⓘ'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Hⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Oⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Alⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Siⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Feⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

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References

Mallick, M., Dutta, S., Greenwood, P.F., Bertrah, N. (2009) Pyrolytic and Spectroscopic Studies of Eocene Resin from Vastan Lignite Mine, Cambay Basin, Western India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 74(1), 16-22.
Choudhury, Tathagata Roy, Pragya Singh, Arpita Chakraborty, and Santanu Banerjee. (2023) "Authigenic Fe Mineralization in Shallow to Marginal Marine Environments: A Case Study from the Late Paleocene—Early Eocene Cambay Shale Formation" Minerals 13, no. 5: 646. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13050646
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