Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

Setup during HiTech AlkCarb: an online database of alkaline rock and carbonatite occurrences

Yataity

stripes

Occurrence number: 
130-00-023
Country: 
Paraguay
Region: 
Guaira
Location: 
Longitude: -56.53, Latitude: -25.68
Carbonatite: 
No

Described as diabase by Putzer (1962) but is in fact essexite and shonkinite (Vera Maringo, personal communication, 1981). No other details are known.

References: 

PUTZER, H. 1962. Geologie von Paraguay. Gebruder Borntraeger, Berlin - Nikolassee 183 pp.
MORINGO, V., personal communication, 1981

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