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Occurrence number:
155-00-047
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Bayuda Desert intrusions
Location:
Longitude: 33.72, Latitude: 18.05
Carbonatite:
No
Foid monzogabbro forms a plug on the north side of Wadi Abu Haraz. The rock has an ophitic texture and consists of andesine, clinopyroxene partly replaced by amphibole, brown biotite, analcime and rare olivine.
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 (unpublished)
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