Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Khorob

stripes

Occurrence number: 
136-03-001
Country: 
Russia
Region: 
North Baikal sub-province
Location: 
Longitude: 112.35, Latitude: 57.53
Carbonatite: 
No

This occurrence of about 1.5 km2 is composed of trachytic garnet-pyroxene peralkaline syenites.

References: 

ZHIDKOV, A.Ya. 1968. Apatite-bearing alkaline intrusions of the North Baikal area. In V.I. Smirnov et al. (eds) Apatite, 126-132. Nauka, Moscow.

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