Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Yukhukhtinskii

stripes

Occurrence number: 
136-01-015
Country: 
Russia
Region: 
Aldan
Location: 
Longitude: 125.75, Latitude: 58.63
Carbonatite: 
No

This laccolith is composed of aegirine syenite and pulaskite with some augite syenite. The youngest rocks are aegirine granites which form small stocks.

References: 

BILIBIN, U.A. 1958. Selected publications 1. USSR Academy of Sciences Publishing House, Moscow. 432 pp.

Location: 
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