Kanyakumari Beach, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, Indiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Kanyakumari Beach | Beach |
Kanyakumari District | District |
Tamil Nadu | State |
India | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 5' 12'' North , 77° 33' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Kanniyākumāri | 20,540 (2014) | 1.8km |
Suchindram | 12,316 (2017) | 12.2km |
Nāgercoil | 213,858 (2017) | 16.9km |
Manavālakurichi | 10,720 (2017) | 28.2km |
Eraniel | 9,844 (2017) | 29.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
409181
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:409181:6
GUID (UUID V4):
7f51a5a1-868b-4b94-95e2-d356d3c98fdf
It was once thought that micro diamonds were found on beaches in the area. A study carried out, confirmed no diamonds, only sand and zircons.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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