Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Guapiacu

stripes

Occurrence number: 
025-00-074
Country: 
Brazil
Region: 
Rio de Janeiro
Location: 
Longitude: -42.75, Latitude: -22.43
Carbonatite: 
No

This is a small intrusion of trachyte.

References: 

LIU, C.C., MENESES, P.R., FILHO, L.M., RIBEIRO, M.W. and OLIVERIA, J.A.D. 1976. Geologia do estado do Rio de Janeiro baseada em imagens mss do Landsat-1. Anais Congresso Brasileiro de Geologia, 29: 313-26

Map: 
Fig. 1_204 Distribution of alkaline rocks around Rio de Janeiro.
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