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Gneiss from
Koraput gabbro/nepheline syenite, Koraput District, Odisha, India


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Type:Gneiss
Age information
Maximum recorded age:~4600 Ma
Minimum recorded age:541 Âą 1.0 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1~4600 to 541 Âą 1.0 MaPrecambrian -
Sample references:
1 -
Bose, Mihir K. (1970) Petrology of the Intrusive Alkalic Suite of Koraput, Orissa. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 11 (2). 99-126
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gneiss data
Locality Data:Click here to view Koraput gabbro/nepheline syenite, Koraput District, Odisha, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1334518
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1334518:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gneiss
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘPadmapuram, Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh, India
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘPanakupeta, Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh, India
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘDiguva Sonaba, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘAnanthagiri, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘOrissa deposit, Malkangiri District, Odisha, India
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘSangam, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
98.4km (61.2 miles) ⓘAyyanna Agraharam, Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh, India
References
Bose, Mihir K. (1970) Petrology of the Intrusive Alkalic Suite of Koraput, Orissa. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 11 (2). 99-126
Sarkar, A., Paul, D. K., Bishui, P. K., Gupta, S. N., & Nanda, J. K. (1989). Late Proterozoic alkaline magmatism in the Eastern Ghats Belt: Rb-Sr isotopic study on the Koraput complex, Orissa. Indian Minerals, 43(3-4), 265-272.
Gupta, Saibal, Nanda, Jagatbikas, Kumar Mukherjee, Sumit, Santra, Manasij (2005) Alkaline Magmatism Versus Collision Tectonics in the Eastern Ghats Belt, India: Constraints from Structural Studies in the Koraput Complex. Gondwana Research, 8 (3) 403-419 doi:10.1016/s1342-937x(05)71143-6
Nanda, J., Gupta, S., & Dobmeier, C. J. (2008). Metamorphism of the Koraput Alkaline Complex, Eastern Ghats Province, India—evidence for reworking of a granulite terrane. Precambrian Research, 165(3-4), 153-168.
Nanda, J., Gupta, S., & Mamtani, M. A. (2009). Analysis of deformation fabric in an Alkaline Complex (Koraput): implications for time relationship between emplacement, fabric development and regional tectonics. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 74(1), 78-94.
 
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