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Tongka, Baxoi Co. (Basu Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet Autonomous Region, China

Outcrops of biotite-plagioclase gneiss with eclogite inclusions (garnet pyroxenites and garnet amphibolites).

Mineral List

Almandine
Diopside
Kyanite
Pyrope
Quartz
Rutile
Sillimanite


7 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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References

- Shaoli Sha, Yaowu Xie, Yingming Chen, Lanjie Xiluo, Xuelong Liu, Na Zhang, and Chengxing Jiang (2009): Tongka garnet pyroxenite in eastern Tibet and Songduo blue schist in Lhasa block. Geology in China 36(6), 1302-1311.

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