Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Santa Cruz Da Vitoria

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Occurrence number: 
025-00-037
Country: 
Brazil
Region: 
Bahia
Location: 
Longitude: -39.75, Latitude: -14.93
Carbonatite: 
No

A number of small intrusions occur composed principally of nepheline syenite with biotite and sodalite and cut by pegmatites of the same mineralogy; not investigated in detail.

References: 

FUJIMORI, S. 1978. Rochas alcalinas da Fazenda Hiassu, Itaju do Colonia Bahia. Puplicacao Especial, Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia, 2: 1-117

Map: 
Fig. 1_195 The Bahia province of alkaline rocks (based principally on the Carta Geologica do Brasil ao milionesimo: Folha Salvador SD. 24 accompanying Pedreira et al. 1976).
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