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Gabbro intruded the granite-gneiss and amphibolite country rock, and was in turn intruded by an alkaline plutonic rock, exposed in Purimetla and a belt stretching about 4km to the NE and 4km to the SW.

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Original EntryGabbro intruded the granite-gneiss and amphibolite country rock, and was in turn intruded by an alkaline plutonic rock, exposed in Purimetla and a belt stretching about 4km to the NE and 4km to the SW.
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Full ReferenceGabbro intruded the granite-gneiss and amphibolite country rock, and was in turn intruded by an alkaline plutonic rock, exposed in Purimetla and a belt stretching about 4km to the NE and 4km to the SW.
Plain TextGabbro intruded the granite-gneiss and amphibolite country rock, and was in turn intruded by an alkaline plutonic rock, exposed in Purimetla and a belt stretching about 4km to the NE and 4km to the SW.

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Purimetla, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, Indiaⓘ Amphibole Supergroup, ⓘ Apatite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Clinopyroxene Subgroup, ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series, ⓘ Magnetite, ⓘ Orthopyroxene Subgroup, ⓘ Plagioclase, ⓘ Scapolite, ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup, ⓘ Spinel, ⓘ Titanite

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