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Zircon from
Uppalapadu Pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India


Locality type:Pluton
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Age information
Maximum recorded age:1356 ± 7 Ma
Minimum recorded age:1356 ± 7 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
11356 ± 7 MaEctasian - U-Pb
Sample references:
1 -
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Uppalapadu Pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1334923
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1334923:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘErrakonda Pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘPasupugallu pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘSettupalle pluton, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘElchuru Complex, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘKotappa Konda outcrops, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
References
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.
Krishna Reddy, K.; Ratnakar, J.; Leelanandam, C. (1998) A Petrochemical Study of the Proterozoic Alkaline Complex of Uppalapadu, Prakasam Province, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal Geological Society of India, 52 (1). 41-52 doi:10.17491/jgsi/1998/520107
VIJAYAKUMAR, K, FROST, C, FROST, B, CHAMBERLAIN, K (2007) The Chimakurti, Errakonda, and Uppalapadu plutons, Eastern Ghats Belt, India: An unusual association of tholeiitic and alkaline magmatism. Lithos, 97 (1) 30-57 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2006.11.008
 
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