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Apatite from
Settupalle pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India


Locality type:Pluton
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Settupalle pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1334777
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1334777:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘElchuru Complex, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘPurimetla, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘKotappa Konda outcrops, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘChintalacheruvu, Palnadu District, Andhra Pradesh, India
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘUppalapadu Pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘErrakonda Pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
86.0km (53.4 miles) ⓘRamannapeta-Ustapalle lamproite, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘRallavagu Tanda, Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India
References
Madhavan, V., & Leelanandam, C. (1981). The aenigmatite-bearing alkaline rocks from the Prakasam and Nellore districts of Andhra Pradesh. Current Science, 50(7), 320-321.
Srinivasan, T. P., & Ratnakar, J. (1982). Occurrence of nepheline syenite within quartz syenite of Settupalle, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. Current Science, 51(7), 354-355.
Leelanandam, C., & Srinivasan, T. P. (1986). Occurrence of ocellar lamprophyres in the Settupalle alkaline pluton, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. Current Science, 55(9), 474-476.
Leelanandam, C. (1989) The Prakasam Alkaline Province in Andbra Pradesh, India. Journal Geological Society of India, 34 (1). 25-45 doi:10.17491/jgsi/1989/340102
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.
Upadhyay, D., Raith, M. M., Mezger, K., Bhattacharya, A., & Kinny, P. D. (2006). Mesoproterozoic rifting and Pan-African continental collision in SE India: evidence from the Khariar alkaline complex. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 151(4), 434-456.
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.
Upadhyay, D., Raith, M. M., Mezger, K., Bhattacharya, A., & Kinny, P. D. (2006). Mesoproterozoic rifting and Pan-African continental collision in SE India: evidence from the Khariar alkaline complex. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 151(4), 434-456.
 
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