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Granite from
Cauro-Bastelica Complex, Tolla, Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Type:Granite
Age information
Maximum recorded age:236 ± 5 Ma
Minimum recorded age:194 ± 16 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1236 ± 5 to 194 ± 16 MaMesozoic - Rb-Sr
Sample references:
1 -
Bonin, B., Vialette, Y. & Lameyre, J. (1972). GEOCHRONOLOGIE ET SIGNIFICATION DU COMPLEXE GRANITIQUE ANNULAIRE DE TOLLA-CAURO (CORSE). Compte Rendu Sommaire des S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Granite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cauro-Bastelica Complex, Tolla, Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1381551
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1381551:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Granite
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘPlage de Cupabia (Cupaghja), Serra-di-Ferro, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘEvisa-Calasima Complex, Cristinacce, Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘCapo Rosso Complex, Piana, Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘMonte Cinto Complex, Manso, Calvi, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
References
Bonin, B., Vialette, Y. & Lameyre, J. (1972). GEOCHRONOLOGIE ET SIGNIFICATION DU COMPLEXE GRANITIQUE ANNULAIRE DE TOLLA-CAURO (CORSE). Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Sociéte Géologique de France, 14, 52-55.
Bonin, B., & Martin, R. F. (1974). Coexisting alkali feldspars in felsic members of the Cauro-Bastelica ring complex, Corsica. Lithos, 7(1), 23-28.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J. L., & PIN, C. (1995). The relationship between petrology and Nd isotopes as evidence for contrasting anorogenic granite genesis: example of the Corsican Province (SE France). Journal of Petrology, 36(5), 1251-1274.
 
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