The granitic rocks and mineralization at the Khuntan Batholith, Lampang

702001-101293-1090-B
Author : S. Suensilpong, A. Meesook, S. Nakapadungrat & P. Puttapiban
Publication : Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia
Page : 159-173
Volume Number : 9
Year : 1977
DOI : https://doi.org/10.7186/bgsm09197712

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, Volume 9, Nov. 1977, pp. 159 – 173

The granitic rocks and mineralization at the Khuntan Batholith, Lampang

S. SUENSILPONG, A. MEESOOK, S. NAKAPADUNGRAT & P. PUTTHAPIBAN

Geological Survey Division, Department of Mineral Resources, Bangkok, Thailand

 

Abstract: The Khuntan batholith lies within the tin-rich granitic belt of S.E. Asia. Petrological investigations reveal that the igneous rocks at Khuntan consist predominantly of granite with subordinate amounts of quartz monzonite, biotite-muscovite granite and tourmaline granite. The manor phase is a coarse-grained porphyritic rock. Whole rock radiometric dating by Rb/Sr method suggests an age of 206 ± 4 m.y. (Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic).

Known deposits of tin, antimony and manganese indicate a considerable mineral potential for the area. Geochemical data suggest high trace occurrences of Sn, Sb, Pb, Zn, Cu and Mn in the granitoids.

https://doi.org/10.7186/bgsm09197712