Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

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

Lugh Ferrandi (Hugh Ferrandi)

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Occurrence number: 
150-00-003
Country: 
Somalia
Location: 
Longitude: 42.55, Latitude: 3.8
Carbonatite: 
No

Le Bas and Mohr (1968) note that Manasse (1917) described a sodalite and aenigmatite-bearing tinguaite from south of Lugh Ferrandi. The Manasse reference has not been seen.

References: 

LE BAS, M.J. and MOHR, P.A. 1968. Feldspathoidal rocks from the Cainozoic volcanic province of Ethiopia. Geologischer Rundschau, 58: 273-80.

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