Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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Southwestern Satellite Of Kugda

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Occurrence number: 
136-14-010
Country: 
Russia
Region: 
Maimecha-Kotui
Location: 
Longitude: 103.42, Latitude: 70.7
Carbonatite: 
No

This is an oval body with an area of 0.6 km2 located about 1 km from Kugda. It is composed of melteigite, melilitolite and nepheline syenite.

References: 

EGOROV, L.S. 1991. Ijolite carbonatite plutonism (case history of the Maimecha-Kotui complexes northern Siberia). Nedra, Leningrad. 260 pp.

Map: 
Fig. 2_120. Southwest satellite plug of Kugda (after Egorov, 1991, Fig. 17g).
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