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Phlogopite from
Sung Valley complex, East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, India


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Phlogopite
Formula:KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:149 Ma
Minimum recorded age:149 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1149 MaLate Jurassic - K-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Sarkar, A., Datta, A. K., Poddar, B. C., Bhattacharyya, B. K., Kollapuri, V. K., & Sanwal, R. (1996). Geochronological studies of Mesozoic igneous rocks from eastern India. Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences, 13(2), 77-81.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phlogopite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sung Valley complex, East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:715155
Long-form Identifier:1:3:715155:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phlogopite
69.3km (43.0 miles) ⓘJasra, West Karbi Anglong District, Assam, India
95.8km (59.5 miles) ⓘMg–Al granulites, Sonapahar, West Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, India
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