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Melanocratic nephelinolite from
Ampipal Intrusion, Gorkha District, P4 Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Type:Melanocratic nephelinolite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanocratic nephelinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ampipal Intrusion, Gorkha District, P4 Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1353292
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1353292:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Lasserre, J. L., & JL, L. (1977). AMPHIBOLITES AND ALKALINE GNEISSES IN THE MIDLAND FORMATIONS OF NEPAL PETROGRAPHY GEOCHEMISTRY, GEODYNAMIC INVOLVEMENTS. Paper presented at the Colloques Internationaux du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France, No. 268, Ecologie et Geologie de l'Himalaya, 213-236.
Bordet, P., Colchen, M., Le Fort, P., & Pecher, A. (1981). The geodynamic evolution of the Himalaya. Ten years of research in Central Nepal Himalaya and some other regions. Gupta and Delany (Editors), Zagros-Hindu Kush-Himalaya Geodynamic Evolution. Am. Geophys. Union, Geodyn. Ser, 3, 149-168.
Dhital, M. R. (1995). Mode of occurrence of nepheline syenites in the Gorkha-Ampipal area, central Nepal, Lesser Himalaya. Journal of the Nepal Geological Society, 11, 159-170.
 
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