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Occurrence number:
084-00-040
Country:
Kazakhstan
Location:
Longitude: 81.03, Latitude: 48.8
Carbonatite:
No
Extending over 22 km2 Kandygatai is composed of riebeckite granites, which sometimes contain astrophyllite. Accessories include zircon, columbite and apatite. There are dykes of peralkaline microgranite.
Age:
Geological evidence indicates an early Permian age.
References:
ERMOLOV, P.V., VLADIMIROV, A.G. and TIKHOMIROVA, N.I. 1988. The petrology of silica oversaturated agpaitic alkaline rocks. Nauka, Novosibirsk. 86 pp.
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