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A new occurrence of mahadevite

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Samples of mica similar to Mahadevite sent by Messrs. Krishna Crucible Company of Mamidada from the East Godavari District, were studied optically and were chemically analysed. The percussion figure indicates its affinity to the muscovite group. The mica is optically negative, the apparent optic axial angle being about 14°. The molecular formula has been calculated from the analysis and it is shown that this mica has an intermediate position between muscovite and phlogopite. Ramasehan’s observation that this mica is a distinct species and not an alteration product of any other mica is confirmed.

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  • Ramaseshan, S. “Mahadevite—A New Species of Mica”Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci., 1945,22 A, 177–181.

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  1. E. Venkayya
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(Communicated by Prof. C. Mahadevan.d.sc., f.a.sc.)

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Venkayya, E. A new occurrence of mahadevite. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Math. Sci.) 30, 74 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03049097

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