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Quartzite from
Ampipal Intrusion, Gorkha District, P4 Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ampipal Intrusion, Gorkha District, P4 Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1353276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1353276:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘBhutkhola Cu prospect, Tanahun District, P4 Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘDeurali prospect, Dhading District, P3 Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘDhaubadi Fe Deposits, Nawalpur District, P4 Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
54.0km (33.6 miles) ⓘMinamkot Cu occurrence, Tanahun District, P4 Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘKalitar East Cu prospect, Makwanpur District, P3 Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘNaudanda deposit, Syangja District, P4 Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘRashimadi deposit, Makwanpur District, P3 Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘModi-Khola valley, Annapurna Municipality, Kaski District, P4 Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘKalitar West Cu prospect, Makwanpur District, P3 Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal
94.2km (58.5 miles) ⓘPhulchoki prospect, Lalitpur District, P3 Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal
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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