Sodic-Silicic Magmatism in Tadpatri Formation-A Study in Quartz Keratophyre and Albitite
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Geological Survey of India, Khanij Bhawan, GSI Complex, Jaipur - 302 004
Kasturi Chakraborty -
Geological Survey of India, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 016, (Retd)
Prabir Kumar Mukhopadhyay
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Geological Survey of India, Sanjeevani Nagar, Jabalpur - 482 003
Sandip Nandy
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The mafic sills and unmetamorphosed shales and siltstones of Tadpatri Formation in Cuddapah Supergroup are associated with thin flows of quartz keratophyre and an occasional albitite dyke. The textural characteristics of these quartz keratophyre essentially establish them as igneous extrusive rocks. A detailed study of texture and chemistry, coupled with comparison of available records in geological literature, suggests that these rocks were derived through very small degree of partial melting of metasomatized mantle at pressures more than plagioclase stability field and less than jadeite stability field. High alkali content and associated volatiles led to significant decrease in viscosity and emplacement of these lavas in an extensional tectonic set-up.
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