Petrography

Report of
Charnockite Rock
By Mohammed Hisham
Mineralogical inspection of
Thrithala,Pattambi- Palakkad
Dist.

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1. Introduction
Charnockites are orthopyroxene-bearing anhydrous granitoids of
magmatic or metamorphic origin. Charnockites belonging to the
metamorphic group originate either from igneous or from
sedimentary protoliths during high grade metamorphism under
predominantly anhydrous conditions .Charnockitic rocks form
common constituents of the exposed middle and lower crust in
many Precambrian terranes and have been in focus for studies
related to arc magmatism in convergent margins through time as
well as in evaluating lower crustal metamorphism and fluid rock
interaction. This report explores the mineralogical aspect of the
Charnockites in Thrithala,Pattambi- Palakkad Dist.

2. Geological Setting
Thrithala is a village in Pattambi taluk (formerly Ottappalam taluk)
in Palakkad District of Kerala state, South India. The village is
located along the banks of Bharathapuzha. The area is in
abundance with granite rock quarries especially of granite.

3. Sampling and analytical techniques

Samples of the charnockite were collected for petrologic studies

from the rock quarry. Petrologic studies were carried out on
polished thin sections. Chemical analyses of the minerals in the
incipient charnockite were carried out at the Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore.

4. Results

4.1.

Petrography

4.2. 4.2. Mineral chemistry

5. Conclusions

Acknowledgements
I thank Dr. Sajeev Krishnan and Indian Institute of Science as a whole for
their support in completing this report .

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