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Biotite from
Sivamalai intrusion, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu, India


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sivamalai intrusion, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1335841
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1335841:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘPanrimalai, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘPerumalmalai quarry, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘPakkanadu, Edapaddi, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed quarry, Ganguvarpatti (Genguvarpatti; Kenguvarpatti), Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘSalem Complex, Omalur, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India
References
Bose, Mihir K. (1971) Petrology of the Alkalic Suite of Sivamalai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 12 (3). 241
Rao, B. Bhaskar (1982) Petrology of the alkaline rocks around Sivamalai, Coimbatore District, Tamilnadu, India. Geologische Rundschau, 71 (1) 263-279 doi:10.1007/bf01825041
Bose, Mihir K., Ghosh Roy, Asish K., Czygan, Wolfgang (1982) K-Rb relations in the alkaline suites of the Eastern Ghats precambrian belt, India. Lithos, 15 (1) 77-84 doi:10.1016/s0024-4937(82)80007-8
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.
Rao, T. S., Narayana, B. L., & Gopalan, K. (1994). Rb-Sr age of the Sivamalai alkaline complex, Tamil Nadu. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences-Earth and Planetary Sciences, 103(3), 425-437.
 
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