Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Ust'-Haigassky

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Occurrence number: 
136-08-021
Country: 
Russia
Region: 
East Tuva
Location: 
Longitude: 96.8, Latitude: 50.6
Carbonatite: 
No

This intrusion has a zonal structure. From the margin inwards the rocks are miaskitic nepheline syenites, amphibole diorite and aegirine essexite. The peralkaline rocks have a banded and migmatitic structure.

References: 

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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