Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Altanskii

stripes

Occurrence number: 
136-03-038
Country: 
Russia
Region: 
Vitim subprovince
Location: 
Longitude: 110.75, Latitude: 53.3
Carbonatite: 
No

Nepheline syenites and aegirine-augite syenites are present in the form of talus blocks over an area of 1 km2.

References: 

SHARACKSHINOV, A.O. 1984a. Alkaline magmatism of the Vitim Plateau. Nauka, Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk. 183 pp.

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