Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

In Tajet (In Targuit)

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Occurrence number: 
121-00-018
Country: 
Niger
Location: 
Longitude: 8.53, Latitude: 17.3
Carbonatite: 
No

This is a small pluton north of Taghouaji (No. 121-00-019) which is listed by Moreau (1987, Table 1) as a peralkaline granite.

References: 

MOREAU, C. 1987. Les complexes anorogéniques à suite anorthositique de l'Aïr (Niger): contribution à l'étude des anorthosites. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 8(3): 115-22.

Location: 
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