Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Jabal Babein

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Occurrence number: 
097-00-011
Country: 
Libya
Location: 
Longitude: 24.92, Latitude: 22.67
Carbonatite: 
No

This also is a poorly exposed granitic intrusion which may be alkaline but of which no details have been traced.

References: 

FLINN, D., LAGHA, S., ATHERTON, M.P. and CLIFF, R.A. 1991. The rock-forming minerals of the Jabal Arknu and Jabal al Awaynat alkaline ring complexes of SE Libya. In M.J. Salem and M.T. Busrewil (eds) The geology of Libya, 7: 2539-57. Elsevier, Amsterdam.

Map: 
Fig. 3_133 Occurrences of alkaline rocks in the vicinity of Uweinat and the frontiers of Libya, Egypt and Sudan. The locality marked A is the unnamed occurrence described under Libya No. 8.
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