Study on Inclusions in Almandine Garnet from Vemireddipalle Area, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Authors

  • Nazia Sultana  Research Scholar, Department of Geology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST196418

Keywords:

Almandine Garnet, Inclusion, Monazite, Zircon

Abstract

Almandine Garnet is purplish red in colour. The mineral samples are collected from Vemireddipalle area, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. Dataset/points are examined using EPMA. It is found that P2O5 (29.34%) and Ce2O3 (22.47%) are abundant and the major oxides support the presence of Monazite inclusion. The high concentration of ZrO2 and SiO2 helped to confirm the other inclusion as Zircon.

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2019-07-30

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Volume 6, Issue 4, July-August-2019

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Nazia Sultana "Study on Inclusions in Almandine Garnet from Vemireddipalle Area, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 6, Issue 4, pp.82-85, July-August-2019. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST196418