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SEMBIL AN
SITE 4 – NIL AI, NEGERI

Sembil an
T h e g e o l o g y o f N i l a i , N e g e r i S e m b i l a n
Site 4 – Nil ai, Negeri

c o m p o s e d o f t h e i n t r u s i o n o f M a i n R a n g e

Gran ite. The major fau l t fou n d on this site are

o n e o f t h e s e r i e s o f f ro m T h e K l a n g G a t e s
Ridge.
Qu a:z

The Kl an g Gates Qu ar tz Ridge is a 14 km l on g

qu a:z dyke an d it was bel ieved as the l on gest

q u a r tz r i d g e i n t he wor l d . T he q u a r tz d y ke

com p ose d of p u re q u a r tz a n d form e d w he n

re s i d u a l m a g m a c r y s t a l l i ze d . T he d y ke w a s

ex p ose d a s the su rrou n d in g g ra n ite m ate ria l

w e a t h e re d a w a y re v e a l i n g m a s s i v e m i l k y
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