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Granitic gneiss from
Krishna lamproite field, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India


Locality type:Dike
Classification
Type:Granitic gneiss
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Granitic gneiss data
Locality Data:Click here to view Krishna lamproite field, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1334624
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1334624:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Rao, N. C., Miller, J. A., Pyle, D. M., & Madhavan, V. (1996). New Proterozoic K? Ar ages for some kimberlites and lamproites from the Cuddapah Basin and Dharwar Craton, South India: evidence for non-contemporaneous emplacement. Precambrian Research, 79(3-4), 363-369.
Chalapathi Rao, N. V.; Gibson, S. A.; Pyle, D. M.; Dickin, A. P. (1998) Contrasting Isotopic Mantle Sources for Proterozoic Lamproites and Kimberlites from the Cuddapah Basin and Eastern Dharwar Craton: Implication for Proterozoic Mantle Heterogeneity Beneath Southern India. Journal Geological Society of India, 52 (6). 683-694 doi:10.17491/jgsi/1998/520607
CHALAPATHI RAO, N. V. (2004) Petrogenesis of Proterozoic Lamproites and Kimberlites from the Cuddapah Basin and Dharwar Craton, Southern India. Journal of Petrology, 45 (5) 907-948 doi:10.1093/petrology/egg116
Rao, N.V. Chalapathi, Kamde, G., Kale, H.S., Dongre, A. (2010) Petrogenesis of the Mesoproterozoic Lamproites from the Krishna Valley, Eastern Dharwar Craton, Southern India. Precambrian Research, 177 (1) 103-130 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2009.11.006
Rao, N. C., Creaser, R. A., Lehmann, B., & Panwar, B. K. (2013). Re–Os isotope study of Indian kimberlites and lamproites: implications for mantle source regions and cratonic evolution. Chemical Geology, 353, 36-47.
 
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