Reaction phenomena between Karroo Dolerite and cave sandstone xenoliths in the Bird's River complex

Title: Reaction phenomena between Karroo Dolerite and cave sandstone xenoliths in the Bird's River complex
Creator: Kenyon, A K
Subject: Volcanic ash, tuff, etc
Subject: Igneous rocks -- Inclusions
Subject: Sandstone
Date: 1976
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MSc
Identifier: vital:4996
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005608
Description: Mapping of the north-eastern portion of the Bird1s River Complex revealed that two large xenoliths composed of pyroclastic rocks and sandstone of the Cave Sandstone Stage have reacted with the dolerite. All the reaction phenomena normally associated with Karroo Dolerite are encountered. These are: (a) Metasomatism during the stage of iron enrichment of the dolerite with the production of a pyroxene-plagioclase metasomatic granophyre (b) Metasomatism during the stage of alkali enrichment of the dolerite with the production of a potassium feldspar adinole C c) Assimilation 'vi th the production of contaminated doleri tes Cd) Fusion 'vi th the production of glassy rocks including buchi tes (e) The production of rheomorphic veins
Format: 256 leaves, pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University, Faculty of Science, Geology
Language: English
Rights: Kenyon, A K

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