Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Chalcedon Tafelberg

stripes

Occurrence number: 
116-00-036
Country: 
Namibia
Location: 
Longitude: 15.38, Latitude: -27.27
Carbonatite: 
No

The rock at this locality is referred to as 'limburgite' by Lock and Marsh (1981) and as melilite basalt by Kaiser (1926).

References: 

Kaiser, 1926; LOCK, B.E. and MARSH, J.S. 1981. Tertiary phonolite volcanism in the Klinghardt Mountains of South West Africa/Namibia. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa, 84: 1-6.

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith