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Apatite from apatite-magnetite deposits of kasipatnam, andhra pradesh

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Apatite occurs in the apatite-magnetite pegmatites associated with pyroxene gneisses, hypersthene granites and garnet-sillimanite gneisses of Kasipatnam. The refractive indices, the unit cell dimensions and the infrared absorption spectra of apatite show that it is essentially carbonate-fluor apatite. The mineralogical and geochemical features suggest that the apatite-magnetite deposits are igneous in origin, most probably having a carbonatitic affinity.

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  1. Department of Geology, Andhra University, 530003, Waltair

    B. L. Narasayya & A. Sriramadas

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Forms part of the doctoral thesis of B. L. Narasayya.

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Narasayya, B.L., Sriramadas, A. Apatite from apatite-magnetite deposits of kasipatnam, andhra pradesh. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 80, 207–210 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03046711

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