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Description: | Anorthosites, gneisses etc from Sittampundi Complex, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Includes sapphirine-corundum (ruby) bearing rocks, anorthosites (An85-98), 2-amphibole rocks, gneisses and chromitites.
Plus thin sections (unfortunately most do not correspond to the hand specimens here).
Not quite clear where most specimens have come from within the complex.
Cited in several publications Ramadurai, S. et al, 1975, J. Geol. Soc. India Vol 16, pp409-44. Janardhanan,AS and Leake,BE 1975 J. Geol Soc. India Vol 16. 391-408 + others.. Collected by various people, and assmebled by Prof. B.E. Leake; transferred to museum for evaluation/donation/disposal by Prof. B.E. Leake (October 1997) | Subjects: | Geology | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Address: | University of Glasgow,
University Avenue,
G12 8QQ | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Contributor: | Collected by various people, and assmebled by Prof. B.E. Leake; transferred to museum for evaluation/donation/disposal by Prof. B.E. Leake (October 1997) | Identifier: | H-449 |
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