Microcline from
Elchuru Complex, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Classification
Locality type:	Complex
Species:	Microcline
Formula:	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Elchuru Complex, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	1334759
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:1334759:4
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline

7.1km (4.4 miles)	ⓘ Settupalle pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
7.4km (4.6 miles)	ⓘ Kotappa Konda outcrops, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
15.7km (9.8 miles)	ⓘ Purimetla, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
54.4km (33.8 miles)	ⓘ Podili, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
99.2km (61.7 miles)	ⓘ Rallavagu Tanda, Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India
References
Madhavan, V., Leelanandam, C. (1988) Petrology of the Elchuru Alkaline Pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal Geological Society of India, 31 (6). 515-537 doi:10.17491/jgsi/1988/310601 Czygan, W., & Goldenberg, G. (1989). Petrography and geochemistry of the alkaline complexes of Sivamalai, Elchuru and Uppalapadu. India. Mem. Geol. Soc. India, 15, 225-240. Madhavan, V., Mallikharjuna Rao, J., SUBRAHMANYAM K, K. S., & LEELANANDAM, C. (1989). Bedrock geology of the Elchuru alkaline pluton, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. Geol. Soc. India Memoir, 15, 189-205. Subba Rao, T. V., Bhaskar Rao, Y. J., Sivaraman, T. V., & Gopalan, K. (1989). Rb-Sr age and petrology of the Elchuru Alkaline Complex: implications to alkaline magmatism in the Eastern Ghat Mobile Belt. Mem. Geol. Soc. India, 15, 207-223. Madhavan, V., MALLIKHARJUNA, R., Balaram, V., & Kumar, R. (1992). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of lamprophyres and associated dykes from Elchuru, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 40(2), 135-149. Upadhyay, D., Raith, M. M., Mezger, K., & Hammerschmidt, K. (2006). Mesoproterozoic rift-related alkaline magmatism at Elchuru, Prakasam alkaline province, SE India. Lithos, 89(3-4), 447-477. Nag, S., Chakravorty, P. S., Smith, T. E., Huang, C. H. (2007) The petrology and geochemistry of intrusive alkaline rocks of Elchuru, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Geological Journal, 19 (1) 57-76 doi:10.1002/gj.3350190105

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Microcline from Elchuru Complex, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Microcline from
Elchuru Complex, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India