Magma Mingling and Mixing evidence from Kyrdem Granitoids, Meghalaya, India

Authors

  • S Kavita Devi Department of Geology, Mizoram University, Mizoram, 796004, India
  • Harel Thomas Department of Applied Geology,School of Engineering & Technology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar, Madhya Pradesh 470003, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/bpas.2023.42F.1.2%20

Keywords:

Kyrdem Granitoids, Microgranular Enclaves, Magma Mingling And Mixing, Meghalaya, Quartz Ocelli

Abstract

The Kyrdem Granitoids (KG) pluton covers an area of about 230 sq. km. in the Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. The  KG (479±26 Ma) which intrudes the Shillong Group of metasediments represents one of the granite plutonism  episodes of Meghalaya plateau. Mineralogically, KG can be grouped into coarse-grained porphyritic granite with  grey and pink K-feldspar phenocrysts and aplite without phenocrysts. The aplite intrudes the porphyritic one as  small pulses at several places. KG exhibits textural evidence for magma mixing and mingling during its evolution.  Two types of enclaves are hosted in the KG viz. the country rock xenoliths and the microgranular enclaves (ME).  Xenoliths which include amphibolites, granite gneiss, and quartzite of the Shillong Group are noticed in the  porphyritic granite of KG. Microgranular enclaves (ME) hosted in KG are confined to the porphyritic granites and  they are absent in the aplite. They are mesocratic to melanocratic, fine to medium grained and range in size from a  few centimeters to a few meters. The ME shows different shapes ranging from subrounded, ovoid, and discoidal to  ellipsoidal. The contacts between the host rock KG and the ME are sharp but occasionally diffused contacts are also  noticed. In some cases, the ME shows finger-like projections with a convex face towards the host rock. Elongated,  tabular, and sub-rounded K-feldspar megacrysts with a corroded margin are observed in the ME. These K-feldspar megacrysts commonlyresemble those that of the host rock. The above features suggest the origin of KG by magma  mixing. Furthermore, textures including quartz ocellli, acicular apatite morphology, inclusion zones in feldspars  and mafic clots also indicate that magma mingling and mixing plays a significant role in the evolution of KG. 

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2023-07-04

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Vol. 42 No. 1 (2023): Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences-Geology (Jan-Jun) 2023

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Kavita Devi, S., & Thomas, H. (2023). Magma Mingling and Mixing evidence from Kyrdem Granitoids, Meghalaya, India . Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences-Geology , 42(1), 10–19. https://doi.org/10.48165/bpas.2023.42F.1.2
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