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Granite from
Kanakapura, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India


Locality type:Dike swarm
Classification
Type:Granite
Age information
Maximum recorded age:2500 Ma
Minimum recorded age:541 ± 1.0 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
12500 to 541 ± 1.0 MaProterozoic -
Sample references:
1 -
Ikramuddin, M., & Stueber, A. M. (1976). Rb-Sr ages of Precambrian dolerite and alkaline dikes, southeast Mysore state, India. Lithos, 9(3), 235-241.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Granite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kanakapura, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1335486
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1335486:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Granite
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘKabbāl Durga quarry, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India
References
Devaraju, T.C., Laajoki, K., Makkonen, H., Khandali, S.D., Ugarkar, A.G. & Jamakhandi, M.S.R. 1995. Neo-Proterozoic dyke swarms of southern Karnataka: Part I: Field characters, petrography and mineralogy. Memoir, Geological Society of India, 33, 209-265.
Devaraju, T.C., Laajoki, K., Zozulya, D., Khanadali, S.D., & Ugarkar, A.G. 1995. Neo-Proterozoic dyke swarm of southern Karnataka: Part II: Geochemistry, oxygen isotope composition, Rb-Sr age and petrogenesis. Memoir, Geological Society of India, 33, 267-306.
Ikramuddin, M., & Stueber, A. M. (1976). Rb-Sr ages of Precambrian dolerite and alkaline dikes, southeast Mysore state, India. Lithos, 9(3), 235-241.
 
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