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Phlogopite from
Dangreyong lake, Nyima Co. (Nima Co.), Nagqu, Tibet, China


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Phlogopite
Formula:KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:13.7 Ma
Minimum recorded age:13 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
113.7 to 13 MaMiocene - Ar-Ar
213.5 MaMiocene - Ar-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Zhao, Z. D., Mo, X. X., Nomade, S., Renne, P. R., Zhou, S., Dong, G. C., ... & Liao, Z. L. (2006). Post-collisional ultrapotassic rocks in Lhasa block, Tibetan Plateau: Spatial and temporal distribution and its' implications. Acta Petrologica Sinica, 22(4), 787-794.
2 -
Ding, L., Kapp, P., Zhong, D., & Deng, W. (2003). Cenozoic volcanism in Tibet: evidence for a transition from oceanic to continental subduction. Journal of Petrology, 44(10), 1833-1865.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phlogopite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dangreyong lake, Nyima Co. (Nima Co.), Nagqu, Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1328085
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1328085:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phlogopite
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘWenbu, Nyima Co. (Nima Co.), Nagqu, Tibet, China
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘMibale (Mibalei), Nyima Co. (Nima Co.), Nagqu, Tibet, China
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘMuzhiding Fe deposit (Nixiong Fe deposit; Nyixung Fe deposit), Nixiong Fe-Cu ore field (Nyixung Fe-Cu ore field), Coqên Co. (Cuoqin Co.), Ngari, Tibet, China
References
Zhao, Z. D., Mo, X. X., Nomade, S., Renne, P. R., Zhou, S., Dong, G. C., ... & Liao, Z. L. (2006). Post-collisional ultrapotassic rocks in Lhasa block, Tibetan Plateau: Spatial and temporal distribution and its' implications. Acta Petrologica Sinica, 22(4), 787-794.
Zhao, Z., Mo, X., Dilek, Y., Niu, Y., DePaolo, D. J., Robinson, P., ... & Luo, Z. (2009). Geochemical and Sr–Nd–Pb–O isotopic compositions of the post-collisional ultrapotassic magmatism in SW Tibet: petrogenesis and implications for India intra-continental subduction beneath southern Tibet. Lithos, 113(1-2), 190-212.
 
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