Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Robroy-Macgregor No. 1 Well

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Occurrence number: 
174-00-113
Country: 
United States
Region: 
Tennessee
Location: 
Longitude: -89.75, Latitude: 35.5
Carbonatite: 
No

Nepheline syenite encountered in borehole.

References: 

KIDWELL, A.L. 1951. Mesozoic igneous activity in the northern Gulf Coast Plain. Transactions of the Gulf-Coast Association of Geological Societies, 1: 182-99

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