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![Map showing different South Indian Cratons with kimberlitic clusters (KL1 to KL7 are from Kalyandurg, TK1 to TK6 are from Timmasamudram; CC1 to CC4 are from Chigicherla and P1 to P16 are from Wajrakarur).]()
![(a) Hand specimens/nodules of eclogite xenoliths collected from the KL-2 kimberlite pipe of the Kalyandurg cluster. (b) Scanned thin-section of the coesite-bearing eclogite sample. Mineral abbreviations: Grt – garnet; Ky – kyanite; Rt – rutile; Omp – omphacite.]()
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Moisanite in KL-7 kimberlite of Kalyandurg kimberlitic cluster.
in Native Gold and Au-Pt Alloy in Eclogite Xenoliths of Kalyandurg KL-2 Kimberlite, Anantapur District, South India
> Journal of the Geological Society of India
Published: 01 June 2021
Fig. 6. Moisanite in KL-7 kimberlite of Kalyandurg kimberlitic cluster.
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Native Gold and Au-Pt Alloy in Eclogite Xenoliths of Kalyandurg KL-2 Kimberlite, Anantapur District, South India
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 June 2021
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2021) 97 (6): 567–570.
...Fig. 6. Moisanite in KL-7 kimberlite of Kalyandurg kimberlitic cluster. ...
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Mantle transition zone-derived eclogite xenolith entrained in a diamondiferous Mesoproterozoic (∼1.1 Ga) kimberlite from the Eastern Dharwar Craton, India: evidence from a coesite, K-omphacite, and majoritic garnet assemblage
Journal: Geological Magazine
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 15 February 2023
Geological Magazine (2023) 160 (5): 874–887.
...-Mesoproterozoic time-frame are globally rare. In this paper, we report a kimberlite-borne eclogite xenolith from the diamondiferous Kalyandurg kimberlite cluster of the Eastern Dharwar Craton, India, which contains a plethora of ultra-high-pressure minerals such as coesite, majoritic garnet, and supersilicic K...
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Native gold grains and Au-Pt alloy in the matrix of kyanite-bearing eclogit...
in Native Gold and Au-Pt Alloy in Eclogite Xenoliths of Kalyandurg KL-2 Kimberlite, Anantapur District, South India
> Journal of the Geological Society of India
Published: 01 June 2021
Fig. 4. Native gold grains and Au-Pt alloy in the matrix of kyanite-bearing eclogite of KL-2 kimberlite of Kalyandurg kimberlitic cluster.
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Native gold grains within garnet garnet-clinopyroxene matrix of the kyanite...
in Native Gold and Au-Pt Alloy in Eclogite Xenoliths of Kalyandurg KL-2 Kimberlite, Anantapur District, South India
> Journal of the Geological Society of India
Published: 01 June 2021
Fig. 3. Native gold grains within garnet garnet-clinopyroxene matrix of the kyanite-bearing eclogite of KL-2 kimberlite of Kalyandurg kimberlitic cluster
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Discovery of a Kimberlite Pipe near Budikonda, Dharwar Craton, South India: Field Approaches, Preliminary Petrography and Mineral Chemistry
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 December 2014
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2014) 84 (6): 633–644.
... party over the suspected anomalous zone resulted in the discovery of kimberlite. This is being reported here as the KL-7 kimberlite of the Kalyandurg cluster. Petrographically, the kimberlite shows typical porphyritic texture with macrocrystal olivine grains (∼ 500-4500 µm) set in a groundmass composed...
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Lineament map showing the location of the kimberlites including the newly d...
in Discovery of a Kimberlite Pipe near Budikonda, Dharwar Craton, South India: Field Approaches, Preliminary Petrography and Mineral Chemistry
> Journal of the Geological Society of India
Published: 01 December 2014
Fig.2. Lineament map showing the location of the kimberlites including the newly discovered kimberlite pipe (KL-7) in the Kalyandurg cluster.
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Map showing different South Indian Cratons with kimberlitic clusters (KL1 t...
in Native Gold and Au-Pt Alloy in Eclogite Xenoliths of Kalyandurg KL-2 Kimberlite, Anantapur District, South India
> Journal of the Geological Society of India
Published: 01 June 2021
Fig. 1. Map showing different South Indian Cratons with kimberlitic clusters (KL1 to KL7 are from Kalyandurg, TK1 to TK6 are from Timmasamudram; CC1 to CC4 are from Chigicherla and P1 to P16 are from Wajrakarur).
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(a) Hand specimens/nodules of eclogite xenoliths collected from the KL-2 ki...
in Mantle transition zone-derived eclogite xenolith entrained in a diamondiferous Mesoproterozoic (∼1.1 Ga) kimberlite from the Eastern Dharwar Craton, India: evidence from a coesite, K-omphacite, and majoritic garnet assemblage
> Geological Magazine
Published: 15 February 2023
Fig. 2. (a) Hand specimens/nodules of eclogite xenoliths collected from the KL-2 kimberlite pipe of the Kalyandurg cluster. (b) Scanned thin-section of the coesite-bearing eclogite sample. Mineral abbreviations: Grt – garnet; Ky – kyanite; Rt – rutile; Omp – omphacite.
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Kimberlites and Related Rocks: Tracers of the Mantle and Geodynamic Processes
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 January 2022
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2022) 98 (1): 143.
..., and the Wajrakarur kimberlite field in the south. The kimberlites of the WKF occur in five distinct clusters- the Wajrakarur, the Lattavaram, the Chigicherla, the Kalyandurg and the Timmasamudram. Interestingly, some shoshonitic lamprophyre dykes characterized by the presence of olivine, biotite, zoned clinopyroxene...
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Bouguer gravity anomalies and occurrence patterns of kimberlite pipes in Narayanpet-Maddur Regions, Andhra Pradesh, India
Journal: Geophysics
Publisher: Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Published: 14 January 2005
Geophysics (2005) 70 (1): J13–J24.
... and geophysical mapping ( Murthy et al., 1998 ; K. P. R. V. Rao, 1999 ) have led to the discovery of more kimberlite bodies. As of now, 30 kimberlite pipes have been located in this region ( Rao et al., 1999 ). There are three clusters of kimberlite pipes: Narayanpet (N-series), Maddur (M-series), and Kotakonda...
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The Pipe-15 Kimberlite: A New Addition to the Wajrakarur Cluster of the Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field, Eastern Dharwar Craton, Southern India
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 July 2015
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2015) 86 (1): 71–79.
... of India as well as various other organizations resulted in the discovery of more than 30 individual kimberlite pipes in Wajrakarur. These are arranged in four distinct groups, comprising of the Wajrakarur, Chigicherla, Kalyandurg and Timmasamudram kimberlite clusters ( Nayak and Kudari, 1999 ; Choudary...
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Mineralogy of the P2-West ‘Kimberlite’, Wajrakarur kimberlite field, Andhra Pradesh, India: kimberlite or lamproite?
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 01 December 2013
Mineralogical Magazine (2013) 77 (8): 3175–3196.
... multidisciplinary approach at Kalyandurg, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh . Journal of the Geological Society of India , 64 , 813 – 817 .
Srinivas Choudary V. Rau T.K. BhaskarRao K.S. Sridhar M. Sinha K.K. ( 2007 ) Timmasamundram kimberlite cluster, Wajrakarur kimberlite Field...
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Indicator Mineral Chemistry of P-17 Kimberlite, Wajrakarur Field, Eastern Dharwar Craton, Southern India: Implications for Diamond Prospectivity
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 May 2025
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2025) 101 (5): 634–646.
...) the Chigicherla, (iii) the Kalyandurg, (iv) the Timmasamudram and (v) the Gooty cluster where kimberlite pipes occur in close proximity. The emplacement of kimberlites within the WKF is mainly associated with major ENE-WSW or NW-SE fractures/faults or their intersections within the Gneiss-granitoid assemblage...
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CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute – 60 Years of Enduring Scientific Contributions
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 October 2020
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2020) 96 (4): 319–324.
...) were identified through analyses and modelling of lower crustal and mantle xenoliths from the kimberlite clusters of Wajrakarur and Kalyandurg and was found that Wajrakarur kimberlite cluster is akin to the Proterozoic SCLM sections elsewhere, whilst that beneath the Kalyandurg cluster, just about 80...
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Recent Studies on Volcanic Materials and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior - An Indian Perspective
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 February 2024
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2024) 100 (2): 159–167.
..., and supersilicic K-omphacite in an eclogite xenolith hosted in one of the kimberlites from the Kalyandurg cluster of kimberlites of the Eastern Dharwar Craton. Geothermobarometric estimates that the eclogitic assemblage equilibrated at <5-8 GPa pressure, while the majoritic garnet formed at a pressure of 8-19...
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Application of UAV-borne Magnetic Survey in Diamond Exploration: A Case Study over Kimberlite-Carbonatite Intrusion from Khaderpet, Eastern Dharwar Craton, South India
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 February 2025
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2025) 101 (2): 198–207.
... in the country with more than 45 kimberlites and several other KCRs such as lamproites and lamprophyres. The KCRs of WKF are distributed in several kimberlite clusters ( Fig.1a ) named Wajrakarur, Lattavaram, Chigicherla, Anumpalli, Kalyanadurgam, Timmasamudram, Brahmanapalli and Gooty (e.g., Phani, 2019...
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A New Occurrence of Kimberlite Near Kotakonda, Mahboobnagar District, Andhra Pradesh
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 January 1994
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (1994) 43 (1): 75–85.
... district, Andhra Pradesh INTRODUCTION In the context· of recent spurt in the exploration efforts for diamonds in southern India, new finds of kimberlite assume great significance. A cluster of kimberlites is well known in Vajrakarur and recently four kimberlitic bodies were reported from near Maddur...
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Chrome-diopside Xenocrysts Entrained in a Neoproterozoic Lamprophyre Dyke from the Mysuru Area: Their Origin and Implications for Lithospheric Thickness Beneath the Western Dharwar Craton, Southern India
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 January 2022
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2022) 98 (1): 23–34.
... and the WDC near the Kalyandurg area. Based on the study of xenocryst-derived EDC geotherms from the 1.1 Ga Kalyandurg kimberlite pipe that penetrated the WDC-EDC contact, a maximum lithospheric thickness of about 175-185 km was reported during the Proterozoic ( Griffin et al., 2009 ). Fig. 4. Back...
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Reaction Rims on Ilmenite and Chromite: Implications for Volatile Behavior and Crystallization Conditions of Kimberlite Magma
Publisher: Mineralogical Association of Canada
Published: 16 July 2024
The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology (2024) 62 (4): 551–573.
... of secondary mineral phases in response to crystallization conditions and the composition of kimberlite magma. We examined oxides from several lithologies within the BK1 and AK15 kimberlites of the Orapa cluster in Botswana, where diamonds demonstrate distinct dissolution styles in each lithological unit owing...
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