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Gabbro from
Doros Intrusion, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Type:Gabbro
Age information
Maximum recorded age:130 Ma
Minimum recorded age:124 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1125 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - K-Ar
2130 to 124 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - K-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Siedner, G., Miller, J.A. (1968) K-Ar age determinations on basaltic rocks from south-west Africa and their bearing on continental drift. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 4 (6). 451-458 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(68)90023-x
2 -
Siedner, Gerard, Mitchell, John G. (1976) Episodic mesozoic volcanism in Namibia and Brazil: A K-Ar Isochron study bearing on the opening of the south atlantic. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 30 (2). 292-302 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(76)90256-9
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gabbro data
Locality Data:Click here to view Doros Intrusion, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1431891
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1431891:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Siedner, G., Miller, J.A. (1968) K-Ar age determinations on basaltic rocks from south-west Africa and their bearing on continental drift. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 4 (6). 451-458 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(68)90023-x
Hodgson, F.D. and Botha, B.J. (1974). The Doros Complex, South West Africa. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1974, 398-418.
Siedner, Gerard, Mitchell, John G. (1976) Episodic mesozoic volcanism in Namibia and Brazil: A K-Ar Isochron study bearing on the opening of the south atlantic. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 30 (2). 292-302 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(76)90256-9
 
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