Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Tindalu

stripes

Occurrence number: 
152-00-001
Country: 
South Sudan
Location: 
Longitude: 31.07, Latitude: 5.6
Carbonatite: 
No

An intrusion of syenite is shown by Andrew et al. (1955) and Vail (1978, Geological map), but no petrographic details are known.

References: 

ANDREW, G., AUDEN, J.B. and WRIGHT, E.P. 1955. Geological map of the southern Sudan. 1:2,000,000. Geological Survey of Sudan, Khartoum. VAIL. J.R. 1978. Outline of the geology and mineral deposits of the Democratic Republic of the Sudan and adjacent areas. Overseas Geology and Mineral Resources, Institute of Geological Sciences, 49: 1-66.

Map: 
Fig. 3_293 Distribution of occurrences 155-00-001 - 155-00-011 in southern Sudan (based principally on various maps in Hunting Geology and Geophysics, 1980).
Location: 
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