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Peralkaline syenite from
Sikkim, Namchi, South Sikkim district, Sikkim, India


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Type:Peralkaline syenite
Age information
Maximum recorded age:121 Ma
Minimum recorded age:105 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1121 to 105 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous -
Sample references:
1 -
Parthasarathy, T.N., Parihar, P.S. & Krishna, K.V.G. 1990. Potash feldspar-rich alkaline rocks of Rangit Tectonic Window, south Sikkim: their genesis and relation to uranium, thorium, and REE mineralizations in the area. Exploration and Research for Atomic Minerals, 3, 115-130.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Peralkaline syenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sikkim, Namchi, South Sikkim district, Sikkim, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1333262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1333262:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Parthasarathy, T.N., Parihar, P.S. & Krishna, K.V.G. 1990. Potash feldspar-rich alkaline rocks of Rangit Tectonic Window, south Sikkim: their genesis and relation to uranium, thorium, and REE mineralizations in the area. Exploration and Research for Atomic Minerals, 3, 115-130.
 
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