Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Cerro Medina (Yarigua' A-Mi)

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Occurrence number: 
130-00-018
Country: 
Paraguay
Region: 
Paraguari
Location: 
Longitude: -56.97, Latitude: -25.85
Carbonatite: 
No

A phonolite plug in the Caanabe Valley intruding Jurassic and Silurian sandstones.

References: 

MILTON, C. and ECKEL, E.B. 1959. Igneous and metamorphic rocks. In Geology and mineral resources of Paraguay - a reconnaissance. Professional Paper, United States Geological Survey, 327: 12-50.
PALMIERI, J.H., personal communication 1981.
PUTZER, H. and BOOM, G.van den, 1962. Uber einige Vorkommen von Alkaligesteinen in Paraguay. Geologisches Jahrbuch, 79: 423-43

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