stripes
Occurrence number:
008-00-001
Country:
Argentina
Region:
Jujuy
Location:
Longitude: -65, Latitude: -22.33
Carbonatite:
No
A suite of north-south-trending alkaline dykes occurs just south of the border with Bolivia near Santa Victoria and it may be related to an alkaline centre in Bolivia. It includes trachytes, porphyritic foyaites with analcime, basanite and limburgite. There are also two syenite bodies several km in diameter but the character of this syenite is not clear. The tinguaite dyke at Iruya (008-00-002) is likely to be part of the same suite.
References:
BEDER, R. 1928. Los yacimientos de mineral de plomo en el Departamento de Yavi, de la Provincia de Jujuy con algunas consideraciones geologico-economicas sobre el norte de las Provincias de Jujuy y Salta, Argentina. Publication, Direccion General de Minas Geologia e Hidrologia. 38‚ 1-52.
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