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Metasomatic-rock

A rock classification type
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Serpentinite, etc.

Stichtite Hill, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Charoitite, etc.

Vostochnyi area, Sirenevyi Kamen' Deposit, Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Russia
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Clinozoisite, etc.

Andersons Creek, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Serpentinite, etc.

Stichtite Hill, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Charoitite, etc.

Vostochnyi area, Sirenevyi Kamen' Deposit, Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Russia
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Clinozoisite, etc.

Andersons Creek, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
07882680017271952618554.jpg
Serpentinite, etc.

Stichtite Hill, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
04260630017271952635696.jpg
Charoitite, etc.

Vostochnyi area, Sirenevyi Kamen' Deposit, Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Russia
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About Metasomatic-rockHide

Metamorphic rocks that have undergone a significant change in mineral and chemical bulk composition by metasomatism, eg. albitisation or silicification.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
48653
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48653:4

Classification of Metasomatic-rockHide

Sub-divisions of Metasomatic-rockHide

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:
Mesoproterozoic to Paleogene : 1490 ± 10 Ma to 66.0 Ma - based on 14 recorded ages.
Sample ages:
Sample IDRecorded ageGeologic TimeDating method
1~145.0 to 100.5 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous
2152.1 ± 0.9 to 100.5 MaMesozoic
3230 to 220 MaLate/Upper TriassicK-Ar
4275 ± 6 MaCisuralianK/Ar
5279 ± 4 MaCisuralianRb/Sr
6284 ± 4 MaCisuralian
7370 to 210 MaPhanerozoicK-Ar
8370 to 210 MaPhanerozoicK-Ar
9370 to 210 MaPhanerozoicK-Ar
10370 to 210 MaPhanerozoicK-Ar
11541 ± 1.0 to 252.17 ± 0.06 MaPaleozoic
12551 MaEdiacaranK-Ar
131490 ± 10 MaCalymmianU-Pb
Sample references:
IDLocalityReferenceNotes
1Sal-1, 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.
2Asseelah Diatreme, Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate, Oman
Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
3Efim area, Kumak ore field, Yasnensky District, Orenburg Oblast, Russia
Sazonov, V.N., van Herk, A.H., and de Boorder, H. (2001) Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Gold Deposits in the Urals. Economic Geology, Vol. 96, pp. 685-703.
4Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
Halliday, A. N. (1980). The timing of early and main stage ore mineralization in Southwest Cornwall. Economic Geology, 75(5), 752-759.
5Lower Bostraze China Clay Pit, Tregeseal Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Halliday, A. N. (1980). The timing of early and main stage ore mineralization in Southwest Cornwall. Economic Geology, 75(5), 752-759.
6St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, England, UK
Halliday, A. N. (1980). The timing of early and main stage ore mineralization in Southwest Cornwall. Economic Geology, 75(5), 752-759.
7Severnaya Mine, Berezovsk deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Sazonov, V.N., van Herk, A.H., and de Boorder, H. (2001) Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Gold Deposits in the Urals. Economic Geology, Vol. 96, pp. 685-703.
8Svinechnaya Mt, Berezovsk deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Sazonov, V.N., van Herk, A.H., and de Boorder, H. (2001) Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Gold Deposits in the Urals. Economic Geology, Vol. 96, pp. 685-703.
9Preobrazhenskii Mine, Berezovsk deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Sazonov, V.N., van Herk, A.H., and de Boorder, H. (2001) Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Gold Deposits in the Urals. Economic Geology, Vol. 96, pp. 685-703.
10Berezovsk deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Sazonov, V.N., van Herk, A.H., and de Boorder, H. (2001) Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Gold Deposits in the Urals. Economic Geology, Vol. 96, pp. 685-703.
11Kizilcaören 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
12Gem Park Complex Prospect, Custer County, Colorado, USA
Orris, Greta J., Grauch, Richard I. (2002) Rare Earth Element Mines, Deposits, and Occurrences. Open-File Report 2002-189. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr02189
13Norra Kärr, Gränna, Jönköping, Jönköping County, Sweden
Sjöqvist, Axel S.L., Cornell, David H., Andersen, Tom, Christensson, Ulf I., Berg, Johan T. (2017) Magmatic age of rare-earth element and zirconium mineralisation at the Norra Kärr alkaline complex, southern Sweden, determined by U–Pb and Lu–Hf isotope analyses of metasomatic zircon and eudialyte. Lithos, 294. 73-86 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2017.09.023

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