Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Bolshemurunskii

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Occurrence number: 
136-01-002
Country: 
Russia
Region: 
Murun
Location: 
Longitude: 118.92, Latitude: 58.38
Carbonatite: 
No

This massif has an area of about 6 km2 and is formed predominantly of alkaline syenites (pulaskites) but with biotite- aegirine and aegirine-nepheline syenites also present. Xenoliths of the enclosing country rocks are abundant within the alkaline rocks.

References: 

ORLOVA, M.P. 1990. Mesozoic stage of magmatism. In G.V. Polyakov and V.V. Kepezinskas (eds) Potassic alkaline magmatism of the Baikal-Stanovoy rift system. 65-123. Nauka, Siberian Division of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk.

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