Liégeois, J. P., & Black, R. (1984). Pétrographie et géochronologie Rb-Sr de la transition calco-alcaline-alcaline fini-Panafricaine dans l'Adrar des Iforas (Mali): accrétion crustale au Précambrien supérieur. In Géologie africaine (pp. 115-145).

Köppen climate type:

BWh : Hot deserts climate

Mindat Locality ID:

407630

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:407630:1

GUID (UUID V4):

Intrusion consists of adamellite (Liégeois & Black 1984) but is shown on the map by Fabre 1982 as 'Granites alcalins et hyperalcalins indifferencies'.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ 'Adamellite'

ⓘ 'Peralkaline alkali-feldspar-granite'

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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent

African PlateTectonic Plate

Tuareg Shield
- Pharusian BeltVolcanic Arc

North Africa

Sahara DesertDesert

West AfricaUN Subregion

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References

Fabre, J. 1982. Carte geologique de l'Adrar des Iforas. 1:500000. Direction Nationale de la Geologie et des Mines, Republique du Mali, et Centre Geologique et Geophysique de Montpellier (CNRS), France.

Woolley, A. R. (2001) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa - Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. The Geological Society of London.p.182

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Regional Level Types
Yenchichi Intrusion Intrusion
Tessalit Cercle Cercle
Kidal Region Region
Mali Country