Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Maji Ya Weta (Madji Ya Weta)

stripes

Occurrence number: 
163-00-031
Country: 
Tanzania
Location: 
Longitude: 37.6, Latitude: -7.5
Carbonatite: 
Yes

A group of poorly known minor intrusions appear to define a ring structure. Carbonated nepheline rocks, breccias with a carbonate matrix and magnetite-melanite sovite form dykes. Pyrochlore occurs in some sovites.

References: 

GITTINS, J. 1966. Summaries and bibliographies of carbonatite complexes. In: O.F. Tuttle and J. Gittins (eds), Carbonatites. 417-541. John Wiley, New York.

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith