Recent zircon-based geochronological investigations in the Adirondack Mountains, in the state of New York, demonstrate that 1155 ± 6 Ma massif anorthosite was emplaced during the post-contractional phase (1160–1140 Ma) of the ca. 1200–1140 Ma Shawinigan orogeny. Emplacement of many other anorthosite – mangerite – charnockite – granite (AMCG) suites also correlates with the waning stage of oroge...

Extensive export quality reserves of granite, dolerite and marbles which are used for interior decorations as wall facing, paving floors, kitchen counter tops, etc., are available in Azad Kashmir. Since these stones contain radium in trace amounts, therefore, its use as a building material may be a potential source of indoor radon. In order to assess health hazards due to the use of these stone...

tourmaline can be found as an accessory mineral in a variety of rocks including leucogranite, pegmatite, quartz veins, and metamorphiccountry rocks in hajiabad-dehgah area in se of boroujerd city. tourmaline in pegmatites is coarse-grained, subhedral to euhedral, anddisplays strong to moderate pleochroic blue rimmed by olive green. in contrast, tourmalines from leucogranite, quartz-veins, and h...

Granite is very widely distributed in the world, but granite an acidic aggregate with poor adhesion to asphalt. In untreated asphalt mixtures, pavement water damage and loose disease are more prominent, affecting service life of level. Enhancing road performance mixture generally improves properties granite. Qingchuan rock asphalt, anti-stripping agent KH5, aliphatic amine AJ-1 two groups compo...

The behaviour of 25 major and trace elements, together with mineral changes, has been examined in a deep weathering profile on the Cammenellis granite, Cornwall. The bulk chemical and mineralogical composition of the regolith shows only minor changes from the parent rock indicating a low degree of chemical weathering. However, within the regolith marked differences occur between the fine fracti...