stripes
Occurrence number:
155-00-063
Country:
Sudan
Location:
Longitude: 25.75, Latitude: 13.92
Carbonatite:
No
According to Franz et al. (1994) there are many isolated plugs of basalt and phonolite in the area near Mellit.
Age:
K-Ar determinations on two basaltic rocks and a phonolite ranged from 19.8 to 22.1 Ma (Franz et al., 1994).
References:
FRANZ, G., PUDLO, D., URLACHER, G., HAUSMANN, U., BOVEN, A. and WEMMER, K. 1994. The Darfur Dome, western Sudan: the product of a subcontinental mantle plume. Geologische Rundschau, 83: 614-23.
Map:
Fig. 3_287 The relative positions of the Marra Mountains, Jebel Kussa, Mellit, the Tagabo Hills and the Meidob Hills (based on 1:2,000,000 scale geological map in Vail, 1978).
Location: