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Granitoid gneiss outcrops, Yinggelisayi area, Ruoqiang (Qakilik; Chaqiliq) Co., Bayin'gholin (Bayingolin; Bayinguoleng) Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang (Xinjiang-Uygur) Autonomous Region, China

UHP metamorphosed granitoid gneisses, containing interbeds, bands or lenses of K-feldspar garnet clinopyroxenites and UHP magnesite-bearing garnet lherzolites.

Ref.:
- Zhang Anda, Liu Liang, Sun Yong, Chen Danling, Wang Yan, and Luo Jinhai (2004): SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages for the UHP metamorphosed granitoid gneiss in Altyn Tagh and their geological significance. Chinese Science Bulletin 49(23), 2527-2532.





Mineral List:
  • Albite
  • 'Albite-Anorthite Series'
  • 'Allanite'
  • 'Amphibole Group'
  • 'Apatite'
  • Biotite
  • Coesite
  • Diopside
  • 'Garnet Group'
  • Hypersthene
  • Ilmenite
  • Jadeite
  • Kyanite
  • Magnesite
  • Microcline
  • 'Perthite'
  • Quartz
  • Rutile
  • Titanite
  • Zircon
  • Zoisite


    21 entries listed. 13 valid minerals.

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