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KEMPE, D. C. (1983). Alkaline granites, syenites, and associated rocks of the Peshawar Plain alkaline igneous province, Northwest Pakistan. In Granites of Himalaya Karakorum and Hindu Kush (pp. 143-169).

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Year	1983
Original Entry	KEMPE, D. C. (1983). Alkaline granites, syenites, and associated rocks of the Peshawar Plain alkaline igneous province, Northwest Pakistan. In Granites of Himalaya Karakorum and Hindu Kush (pp. 143-169).
Mindat Ref. ID	15994368	Long-form Identifier	mindat:1:5:15994368:9
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Full Reference	KEMPE, D. C. (1983). Alkaline granites, syenites, and associated rocks of the Peshawar Plain alkaline igneous province, Northwest Pakistan. In Granites of Himalaya Karakorum and Hindu Kush (pp. 143-169).
Plain Text	KEMPE, D. C. (1983). Alkaline granites, syenites, and associated rocks of the Peshawar Plain alkaline igneous province, Northwest Pakistan. In Granites of Himalaya Karakorum and Hindu Kush (pp. 143-169).

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Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Warsak Intrusions, Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Shewa-Shahbazgarhi-Machai Outcrop, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Tarbela dam, Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

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Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan	ⓘ Carbonatite, ⓘ Lapis lazuli, ⓘ Sodalite, ⓘ Syenite
Warsak Intrusions, Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan	ⓘ Aegirine, ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup, ⓘ Astrophyllite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Dolerite, ⓘ Fluorite, ⓘ Gabbro, ⓘ Garnet Group, ⓘ Granite, ⓘ Microcline, ⓘ Microgranite, ⓘ Peralkaline alkali-feldspar-granite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Riebeckite, ⓘ Zircon
Shewa-Shahbazgarhi-Machai Outcrop, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan	ⓘ Aegirine, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Feldspar Group, ⓘ Granite, ⓘ Perthite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Riebeckite
Tarbela dam, Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan	ⓘ Aegirine, ⓘ Albitite, ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup, ⓘ Apatite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Diorite, ⓘ Dolomite, ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series, ⓘ Gabbro, Hornblende, ⓘ Ilmenite, ⓘ Leucogabbro, ⓘ Melanocratic nephelinolite, ⓘ Nepheline, ⓘ Orthopyroxene Subgroup, ⓘ Phyllite, ⓘ Plagioclase, ⓘ Pyroxenite, ⓘ Quartzite, ⓘ Riebeckite, ⓘ Rutile, ⓘ Schist, ⓘ Siderite, ⓘ Tourmaline, ⓘ Zircon

👁 Image	Kempe, D. R. C. (1986). A note on the ages of the alkaline rocks of the Peshawar plain alkaline igneous province, NW Pakistan. Geol. Bull. Univ. Peshawar, 19, 113-119.
👁 Image	Kempe, D. R. C. & Jan, M.Q. (1980). The Peshawar plain alkaline igneous province, NW Pakistan. Geological Bulletin, University of Peshawar, 13, 71-77.
👁 Image	Kempe, D. R. C., & Jan, M. Q. (1980). The Peshawar plain alkaline igneous province, NW Pakistan. University of Peshawar. Geological Bulletin, University of Peshawar, 13, 71-77
👁 Image	Kempe, D. R. C. (1973) The petrology of the Warsak alkaline granites, Pakistan, and their relationship to other alkaline rocks of the region. Geological Magazine, 110 (5) 385-404 doi:10.1017/s0016756800036189
👁 Image	Kempe, D. R. C. (1974) The petrology of the Warsak alkaline granites, Pakistan, and their relationship to other alkaline rocks of the region: Corrigendum. Geological Magazine, 111 (5) 450 doi:10.1017/s0016756800040061
👁 Image	Hussain, Amjad; Zhao, Kui-Dong; Rehman, Hafiz U.; Li, Qian; Hussain, Syed Asim; Hussain, Zahid; Zafar, Tehseen; Moradi, Sakine; Widory, David (2025) Geochronology and petrogenesis of alkaline rocks from the Peshawar Plain Alkaline Igneous Province, NW Himalaya, Pakistan: Implications for rare metal mineralization and geodynamic settings. Lithos, 516. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2025.108271
👁 Image	Rashid, Mehboob ur; Rehman, Hafiz U. (2025) Petrological, Textural, Compositional, and Economic Potential of Carbonatites from the Peshawar Plain Alkaline Igneous Province, Northwestern Himalaya. Minerals, 15 (5). doi:10.3390/min15050439
👁 Image	*Sharma, Kewal K. (1985) Book Review - Granites of Himalayas, Karakorum and Hindu Kush. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 26 (10). 764-765*
👁 Image	Hall, A. (1985) F. A. Shams ed. Granites of Himalayas, Karakorum and Hindu Kush. Lahore (Institute of Geology, Punjab University), 1983. xxviii+427 pp., 164 figs. Price Rs 400.00 ($50). Mineralogical Magazine, 49 (353) 621 doi:10.1180/minmag.1985.049.353.27
👁 Image	*Kempe, D. R. C., Jan, M. Qasim (1970) An alkaline igneous province in the North-West Frontier Province, West Pakistan. Geological Magazine, 107 (4) 395-398 doi:10.1017/s0016756800056260*
👁 Image	Ashraf, Arshad (2020) Altitudinal runoff assessment under variable lapse rates of temperature in the Hindu Kush, Karakorum and Himalaya ranges of Pakistan. International Journal of Advanced Geosciences, 8 (1). 10pp. doi:10.14419/ijag.v8i1.30319

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