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On the Supposed Transformation of Tillite to Granite at Mount Fitton, South Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

G. A. Chinner ,
M. Sando  and
A. J. R. White
G. A. Chinner
Affiliation:
Dept. of Mineralogy and Petrology, Cambridge. (G.A.C.)
M. Sando
Affiliation:
Dept. of Geology University of Adelaide, S. Australia. (M.S.)
A. J. R. White
Affiliation:
Dept. of Geology, King's College, London. (A.J.R.W.)
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Abstract

The transformation of tillite to granite and gneiss by granitization has recently been postulated for rocks of the Mount Fitton area of South Australia. After examining the relationships in the field we have concluded that another interpretation is possible; the granites could be regarded as an older basement upon the eroded surface of which the tillites have been laid. The zone of feldspar rich rocks between the two could represent a basal arkose resting directly on the old granitic surface.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 93 , Issue 1 , February 1956 , pp. 18 - 24
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1956

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