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Clastic sedimentary rock

A rock classification type
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Conglomerate

Sevier County, Arkansas, USA
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Sandstone

Annapurna base camp, Annapurna Sanctuary, Annapurna Municipality, Kaski District, P4 Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
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Conglomerate

Carmo Mountain, Savignone, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Conglomerate

Sevier County, Arkansas, USA
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Sandstone

Annapurna base camp, Annapurna Sanctuary, Annapurna Municipality, Kaski District, P4 Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
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Conglomerate

Carmo Mountain, Savignone, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Conglomerate

Sevier County, Arkansas, USA
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Sandstone

Annapurna base camp, Annapurna Sanctuary, Annapurna Municipality, Kaski District, P4 Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
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About Clastic sedimentary rockHide

Clastic sedimentary rock, composed of clasts of detrital rock and mineral fragments.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
50895
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:50895:1

Classification of Clastic sedimentary rockHide

Sub-divisions of Clastic sedimentary rockHide

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:
Neoarchean to Neogene : 2500 Ma to 7.1 ± 0.2 Ma - based on 22 recorded ages.
Sample ages:
Sample IDRecorded ageGeologic TimeDating method
1~145.0 to 66.0 MaCretaceous
2201.3 ± 0.2 to ~145.0 MaJurassic
3201.3 ± 0.2 to ~145.0 MaJurassic
4252.17 ± 0.06 to 66.0 MaPhanerozoic
5252.17 ± 0.06 to 201.3 ± 0.2 MaPhanerozoic
6252.17 ± 0.06 to 201.3 ± 0.2 MaPhanerozoic
7419.2 ± 3.2 to 358.9 ± 0.4 MaDevonian
8419.2 ± 3.2 to 358.9 ± 0.4 MaDevonian
9419.2 ± 3.2 to 358.9 ± 0.4 MaDevonian
10419.2 ± 3.2 to 358.9 ± 0.4 MaDevonian
11443.8 ± 1.5 to 419.2 ± 3.2 MaPaleozoic
12485.4 ± 1.9 to 470.0 ± 1.4 MaPaleozoic
13541 ± 1.0 to 485.4 ± 1.9 MaCambrian"Middle to Late Cambrian"
142500 to 541 ± 1.0 MaProterozoic
152500 to 541 ± 1.0 MaProterozoic
Sample references:
IDLocalityReferenceNotes
1Amba Dongar complex, Kavant Taluka, Chhota Udaipur District, Gujarat, India
Sant, D. A., Karanth, R. V., & Jadhav, P. C. (1991). A NOTE ON THE OCCURRENCE OF CARBONATITE DYKES IN THE LOWER NARMADA VALLEY. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, 37(2), 119-127.
2Shaerhada, East Ujimqin Banner, Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, China
Dawei, H., Weijui, C., Huaizeng, H., Yijun, X., Haiming, X., & Manyuan, J. (1994). The Permian alkaline granites in central Inner Mongolia and their geodynamic significance. Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences, 10(3-4), 169-176.
3Kizilcaören REE deposits, Beylikova District, Eskişehir Province, Turkey
Delaloye, M., & Ozgenc, I. (1983). Petrography and age determinations of the alkaline volcanic rocks and carbonatite of Kizilca
4Ulaan Ushig Uul Volcanic field, Naranbulag District, Uvs Province, Mongolia
Dergunov, A. B. (Ed.). (2001). Tectonics, magmatism, and metallogeny of Mongolia. Routledge, London, 95-127.
5Zijinshan Complex, Xing County, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4
6Sal-2, Sal Carbonatite Plugs, Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate, Oman
Nasir, S., Theye, T. & Massonne, H.-J. 2009 REE-rich aeschynite in apatite-dolomite carbonatite, eastern Oman Mountains. The Open Mineralogy Journal, 3, 17-27.
7Yunyingwo, Ningxiang City, Changsha, Hunan, China
Mei, H., Tang, C., Li, S., Li, Y., Zhang, X., Lu, D., & Zhang, L. (1998). Lamproites and kimberlites in China and the genesis of diamond deposit. Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences, 41(1), 54-92.
8Ulaan Ushig Uul Volcanic field, Naranbulag District, Uvs Province, Mongolia
Dergunov, A. B. (Ed.). (2001). Tectonics, magmatism, and metallogeny of Mongolia. Routledge, London, 95-127.
9Bomin-Kharin volcanic field, Naranbulag District, Uvs Province, Mongolia
Dergunov, A. B. (Ed.). (2001). Tectonics, magmatism, and metallogeny of Mongolia. Routledge, London, 95-127.
10Yunyingwo, Ningxiang City, Changsha, Hunan, China
Mei, H., Tang, C., Li, S., Li, Y., Zhang, X., Lu, D., & Zhang, L. (1998). Lamproites and kimberlites in China and the genesis of diamond deposit. Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences, 41(1), 54-92.
11Grieves Siding prospect, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Awid-Pascual, Richelle, Kamenetsky, Vadim S., Goemann, Karsten, Allen, Neil, Noble, Taryn L., Lottermoser, Bernd G., Rodemann, Thomas (2015) The evolution of authigenic Zn–Pb–Fe-bearing phases in the Grieves Siding peat, western Tasmania. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 170 (2). 1-16 doi:10.1007/s00410-015-1167-y
12  "  "
Awid-Pascual, Richelle, Kamenetsky, Vadim S., Goemann, Karsten, Allen, Neil, Noble, Taryn L., Lottermoser, Bernd G., Rodemann, Thomas (2015) The evolution of authigenic Zn–Pb–Fe-bearing phases in the Grieves Siding peat, western Tasmania. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 170 (2). 1-16 doi:10.1007/s00410-015-1167-y
13  "  "
Awid-Pascual, Richelle, Kamenetsky, Vadim S., Goemann, Karsten, Allen, Neil, Noble, Taryn L., Lottermoser, Bernd G., Rodemann, Thomas (2015) The evolution of authigenic Zn–Pb–Fe-bearing phases in the Grieves Siding peat, western Tasmania. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 170 (2). 1-16 doi:10.1007/s00410-015-1167-y
Chert-rich volcanicalstic conglomerate
14Majhgawan diamond pipe, Panna Mines, Panna, Panna District, Madhya Pradesh, India
Scott Smith, B.H. 1989. Lamproites and kimberlites in India. Neues Jahrbuch f
15Chelima dikes, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Bergman, S. C. (1987). Lamproites and other potassium-rich igneous rocks: a review of their occurrence, mineralogy and geochemistry. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 30(1), 103-190.

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