Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Cacuvo

stripes

Occurrence number: 
005-00-009
Country: 
Angola
Location: 
Longitude: 16.42, Latitude: -11.48
Carbonatite: 
No

A fine-grained rock of feldspar, nepheline, biotite, hornblende, apatite and zircon occurs within gneisses at this locality.

References: 

LAPIDO-LOUREIRO, F.E. 1967. Consideracoes sobre o quimismo dos sienitos nefelínicos. Breves referências a rochas alcalinas de Angola e ao seu interesse económico. Boletim do Instituto de Investigação Científica de Angola, 4: 37-65.

Location: 
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith