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Viladkar, S. G.
- An Estimation of Temperatures of Intrusion of Indian Carbonatites Using Calcite-Dolomite Geothermometry
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1 Geology Department, St. Xavier's College, Bombay 400001, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 18, No 6 (1977), Pagination: 275-280Abstract
The temperatures of crystallization of 23 calcitic carbonatites have been estimated on the basis of the amount of MgCO3 going into solid solution with calcite. Majority of the carbonatites have a temperature of crystallization between 350° to 475° C., while the one at Sevattur shows a rather high temperature of crystallization (about 600° C). There is a distinct relation between grain size and temperature of crystallization for the Amba Dongar carbonatites.- Carbonatite Alkali Complex of Samalpatti Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu
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1 Office of the State Geologist, Madras 32, IN
2 St. Xavier's College, Bombay 400001, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 19, No 5 (1978), Pagination: 206-216Abstract
Dunites, pyroxenites, alkali syenites and carbonatites form the complex. The complex intrudes in a discordant fashion, hornblende gneisses which form the country rock.
The carbonatites are distributed mainly in pyroxenite as fracture fillings and to a lesser extent as dykes in syenites. The carbonatite bodies form a distinct but discontinuous ring. The calcite-dolomite carbonatite and para-ankerite carbonatite are the main types. Varieties having mica, monazite, riebeckite and ilmenite are identified. Quartz-baryte-galena veins, pegmatites of syenitic composition and albitites are associated with the carbonatites. Evidences for fenitisation are not much. Feldspathoids, normally associated with carbonatite activity are absent. Xenoliths of gneisses, pyroxenite and syenite in carbonatites, compositional banding and primary foliation, are some of the features of the carbonatites. On the basis of mineral assemblage, the temperature of formation of this complex is assigned 325°C. Analyses indicate relatively high values for barium, cerium, yttrium, zirconium, vanadium and boron.
- Fenitized Sandstones in Amba Dongar Carbonatites, Gujarat, India
Authors
1 Geology Department, St. Xavier's College, Bombay 400 001, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 22, No 8 (1981), Pagination: 368-374Abstract
Potash fenitization of sandstones of Amba Dongar carbonatite-complex was described earlier by Deans et al. in 1972. The present work mainly deals with newly found soda-fenites in carbonatites, rich in aegirine-augite, aegirine, albite and orthoclase. The chemistry of potash fenites and soda fenites (new analyses) reveals two trends in Amba Dongar fenites; (i) 'normal fenitization' in which both soda and potash have been added and (ii) predominantly potash fenitization leading to the development of potash fenites. The fenitlzing solutions were supplied by the carbonatite magmas (both sovite and ankeritic carbonatite).- Pyroxenes from Alkaline Rocks of the Chhota Udaipur Carbonatite-Alkaiic Province, Gujarat, India
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1 Geology Department, St. Xavier's College, Bombay, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 39, No 4 (1992), Pagination: 313-319Abstract
The Amba Dongar, Sirivasan and Panwad-Kawant carbonatite-alkalic complexes have close spatial relation. In Amba Dongar olivine-free nephelinite is the predominent type of alkaline rock with a few phonolite dykes; in Sirivasan tinguaite is more abundant than nephelinilte while in Panwad-Kawant region bulk of the alkaline rocks is made up of phonolite and tinguaite. The chemistry of the pyroxenes of these alkaline rocks has been interpreted and their evolutionary trends are discussed. The pyroxenes of Amba Dongar and Sirivasan complexes show early acmitic trend with phenocrysts being more calcic. The groundmass pyroxenes are more acmitic. The pyroxenes of the Panwad-Kawant complex, on the other hand, are less evolved diopsidic-salite type, showmg only slight initial hedenbcrgite enrichment and the final aemitic enrichment. These two trends are attributed to varying crystallizing conditions of the two batches of the same magma.Keywords
Amba Dongar, Sirivasan, Nephelinite, Phonolite, Carbonatite, Alkaline Rocks Gujarat.- Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Carbonatites of the Sevathur and Samalpatti Complexes, Tamil Nadu
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1 Geology Dept., St. Xavier's College, Bombay, IN
2 State Geological Survey, Tamil Nadu, Madras, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 45, No 5 (1995), Pagination: 505-517Abstract
The Proterozoic carbonatites and associated pyroxenites and syenites of Tamil Nadu are emplaced in the Precambrian gneissic rocks. The carbonatite complexes are located along a major NE trending lineament. In Sevathur, dolomitic carbonatite is predominant over sovite and ankeritic carbonatite whereas in Samalpatti, sovite and silico-sovite form the major bulk of carbonatite mass with small dykes of dolomitic and ankeritic carbonatites. In different types of carbonatites, in addition to calcite, dolomite and ankerite, phlogopite, amphibole, magnetite, and apatite are found in varying amounts between 2% and 10% with accessory amounts of pyrochlore, perovskite, monazite, NbiImenorutile, zircon, baddeIeyite, pyrite, ilmenite, galena and thorite. Both mica and amphibole show change in composition from Fe-rich in syenite and sovite to Mg-rich in the dolomitic carbonatite. The carbonatites are enriched in Ba, Sr, Nb, REE's, Th and U in comparison to the primitive mantle values. Pyroxenites are characterized by high abundances of Mg, Cr and Ni and, low abundances of Nb and Zr. The petrographic evidence, with globules silicate rocks surrounded by carbonatitic matrix is sufficiently clear to suggest a genetic link between syenite and carbonatite by liquid immiscibility.Keywords
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Carbonatites, Igneous Petrology, Sevathur, Samalpatti, Tamil Nadu.- Extrusive Phase of Carbonatite-Alkalic Activity in Amba Dongar Complex, Chhota Udaipur, Gujarat
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1 Department of Geology, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai - 400 001, IN
2 Physical Research Laboratory, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, IN
3 Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 66, No 3 (2005), Pagination: 273-276Abstract
It is noteworthy that Amba Dongar carbonatite complex has both intrusive and extrusive phase carbonatites. The stratified tuff with components of both carbonatite and nephelinite have been recently traced in western part of Amba Dongar complex. In this preliminary report we present trace and rare earth elements data and C and O isotopes of these tuffs. The C and O isotopes of the least altered tuff falls within the mantle box while the remaining samples plot in the narrow field of 16-20% in oxygen. These values are explained using simple model of water-Rock interaction.Keywords
Carbonatites, Extrusive Phase, Amba Dongar, Gujarat.- Geochemistry of Benstonite and Associated Carbonatites of Sevathur, Jogipatti and Samalpatti, Tamil Nadu, South India and Murun Massif, Siberia
Authors
1 Institute of Geochemistry SB RAS, Irkutsk-33, Box 4019, RU
2 Geology Department, St Xavier's College, Mumbai-400001, IN
3 Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, JP
4 Department of Geology, University of Madras, Chennai-600025, IN