A review on the nomenclature of Angadimogar and Kumbdaje plutons, Kasaragod district, Kerala
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2005Author
AnilKumar, A.
Gopinathan, V.
Gopinath, K.S.
Rao, V.P.
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Pink and grey granites occur as minor, more or less circular bodies as Angadimogar and Kumbdaje areas of Kasaragod district, covering about 10 km sup(2) These granites are emplaced within the charnockites and gneisses during the Late Precambrian These granites are coarse grained and traversed by anastomising patches of aplite They are in sharp contact with the country rock The Angadimogar pluton was earlier considered a syenitic body Normative mineralogy and petrography of the Angadimogar and Kumbdaje plutons show high content of silica and other silic minerals and confirm that they are in fact granites The major oxide chemistry of the plutons is similar to the major granitic plutons of South India Thus, contrary to the earlier views, we suggest that these bodies are granites
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