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Phonolite from
Heldburg Phonolite Plug, Heldburger Gangschar Volcanic Province, Heldburg, Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Volcanic Plug
Classification
Type:Phonolite
Age information
Maximum recorded age:11 Ma
Minimum recorded age:11 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
111 MaMiocene - K-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Lippolt, H. J. (1982). K/Ar age determinations and the correlation of Tertiary volcanic activity in Central Europe. Geologisches Jahrbuch. Reihe D. Mineralogie, Petrographie, Geochemie, Lagerst
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phonolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Heldburg Phonolite Plug, Heldburger Gangschar Volcanic Province, Heldburg, Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1382442
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1382442:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Lippolt, H. J. (1982). K/Ar age determinations and the correlation of Tertiary volcanic activity in Central Europe. Geologisches Jahrbuch. Reihe D. Mineralogie, Petrographie, Geochemie, Lagerstättenkunde, (52), 113-135.
Huckenholz, H. G., & WERNER, C. D. (1990). Die tertiären Vulkanite der Heldburger Gangschar (Bayerisch-thüringisches Grabfeld). Berichte der Deutschen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft, 1990(2), 1-42.
Grant, Thomas B., Milke, Ralf, Pandey, Sanjay, Jahnke, Hannes (2013) The Heldburg Phonolite, Central Germany: Reactions between phonolite and xenocrysts from the upper mantle and lower crust. Lithos, 182. 86-101 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2013.09.012
Abratis, Michael, Viereck, Lothar, Pfänder, Jörg A., Hentschel, Roland (2015) Geochemical composition, petrography and 40Ar/39Ar age of the Heldburg phonolite: implications on magma mixing and mingling. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 104 (8) 2033-2055 doi:10.1007/s00531-015-1207-x
 
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