Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

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Occurrence number: 
136-08-016
Country: 
Russia
Region: 
East Tuva
Location: 
Longitude: 96.27, Latitude: 50.67
Carbonatite: 
No

This intrusion extends over 0.02 km2 only and cuts lower Palaeozoic diorites. Earlier rocks are coarse-grained peralkaline riebeckite syenite and younger ones fine-grained aegirine-riebeckite granite. Metasomatic quartz-microcline-albite rocks replace the peralkaline syenites and granites and are enriched in rare minerals including pyrochlore, columbite and lavenite.

References: 

KUDRIN, V.S., KUDRINA, M.A. and SHURIGA, T.N. 1965. Rare-metal metasomatic occurrences connected with midalkaline granites. Nedra, Moscow. 146 pp.
MAKHIN, G.V. and PAVLENKO, A.S. 1966. The middle Palaeozoic (Sangilen) alkaline intrusive complex. In G.A. Kudr'avisev and V.A. Kuznetsov (eds) Geology of the USSR XXIX (part 1): 306-26. Nedra, Moscow.

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