Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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Jebel Umm Handal

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Occurrence number: 
155-00-036
Country: 
Sudan
Region: 
Bayuda Desert intrusions
Location: 
Longitude: 32.05, Latitude: 18.02
Carbonatite: 
No

A small area of syenite of 1x2 km lies 4 km west of Jebel Nashki (No. 155-00-035).

References: 

BARTH, H. and MEINHOLD, K.-D. 1979. Mineral prospecting in the Bayuda Desert. Part 1, Volume A. Investigation of mineral potential. Technical Report Sudanese-German Exploration Project. Hannover (Bundesanstalt fur Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe). 336 pp. (unpublished)

Map: 
Fig. 3_281 The Gilif Hills (No. 155-00-050) with the volcanic rocks of Wadi Abu Rugheiwa to the west of them. Also shown are Jebel Nashki (No. 155-00-035), Jebel Umm Handal (No. 155-00-036), Bayuda (No. 155-00-053) and Abu Dom (No. 155-00-041). (after 1:250,000 geological map, Barth and Meinhold, 1981).
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