Durbachite-like melagranite in taiping pluton of bintang batholith, Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Quek, L.X., Ghant, A.A., Saidin, M., Harith, Z.Z.T.
• Format: Article
• Published: Geological Society of Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85034979082&doi=10.7186%2fbgsm62201601&partnerID=40&md5=27cf93176dce8de9461b638bd61e640e; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/30549/

Durbachite-type rocks are recently found in Taiping Pluton, Bintang Batholith, Peninsular Malaysia. Taiping durbachite-type rocks can be described as K-Mg rich, megacrystic to porphyritic, coarse grained melagranite. The melagranite also contain numerous biotite-rich enclaves/xenoliths of igneous ap...