Permian ultrafelsic A-type granite from Besar Islands group, Johor, peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ghani, A.A., Hazad, F.I., Jamil, A., Xiang, Q.L., Ismail, W.N.A.W., Chung, S.L., Lai, Y.M., Roselee, M.H., Nur Islami, ., Nyein, K.K., Hassan, M.H.A., Bakar, M.F.A., Umor, M.R.
• Format: Article
• Published: Indian Academy of Sciences 2014
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QE Geology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/11839/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12040-014-0501-5; http://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-014-0501-5

The granitic rocks of the peninsula have traditionally been divided into two provinces, i.e., Western and Eastern provinces, corresponding to S- and I-type granite respectively. The Western Province granite is characterised by megacrystic and coarse-grained biotite, tin-mineralised, continental coll...