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INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
Volume 51, Issue 12, Pages 1103-1120Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/00206810902895337
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Malani Igneous Suite; peralkaline granite; geochemistry; petrogenesis
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- University Grants Commission, New Delhi
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The Malani Igneous Suite is characterized by discontinuous, ring-shaped outcrops of peralkaline granite associated with minor exposures of volcanic rocks around Barmer town in southwestern Rajasthan, India. These granites are defined as peralkaline, within plate, and A-type based on their bulk rock compositions. The most distinctive geochemical characteristics of these A-type granites are enrichments in Na2O + K2O, Fe/Mg, Zr, Nb, Y, depletions in Al2O3, CaO, Sr, and low-absolute abundances of incompatible trace elements compared to granites from adjoining areas. The igneous activity is considered as a reflection of the ` Pan-African Event'. The correlative mineralogy, chemical characteristics, and tectonic setting of the peralkaline granites from the study area, and comparison with data from adjoining areas, suggest their generation under a common thermal event.
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