Reddy, B. M. and Janardhan, A. S. and Pecat, J. J. (1995) Geochemistry, Age and Origin of Alkaline and Ultramafic Rocks of Salem, Tamil-Nadu, South-India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 45 (3). pp. 251-262.
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Alkaline rocks spatially associated with magnesite bearing dunites occur in the vicinity of Salem, Tamil Nadu. This association occurs within the gneiss-charnockite terrrain and is confined to the intersection of two deep seated lineaments. Based on mineralogy the alkaline rocks are recognised as missourite, shonkinite and syenite. The alkaline rocks have high Mg numbers and are enriched both in compatible and incompatible trace elements. Majority of the samples show ultrapotassic character and are enriched in REE (30-200 ppm) with LREE enrichment and no Euanamoly. The Rb-Sr isochron gives an age of 808+/-18 Ma and shows fairly high Sr initial ratio of 0.705+/-1. The unusual chemistry of these rocks suggests that they are derived from an enriched mantle source, with the dunite representing the mantle residua
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | F Earth Science > Geology |
| Divisions: | Department of > Earth Science |
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| Date Deposited: | 19 May 2021 07:57 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2023 10:14 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/16512 |
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