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Melilite Group from
Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Species:'Melilite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A2M(XSiO7)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melilite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:107216
Long-form Identifier:1:3:107216:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Melilite Group in this Region
Kabfumu, Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Mount Shaheru, Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Nearest other occurrences of Melilite Group
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMount Shaheru, Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘKabfumu, Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘMikeno Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
References
StrÞbel, Zimmer: "Lexikon der Minerale", 2nd Ed., 1991
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Tazieff, H. 1975. Nyiragongo: the forbidden volcano. Cassell, London.
Sahama, G., & Meyer, A. (1958). Study of the volcano Niragongo. A progress Report, Exploration du parc National Albert, mission d’ÃĐtudes volcanologiques, Fasc 2, 1-85.
SAHAMA, TH. G. (1960) Kalsilite in the lavas of Mt. Nyiragongo (Belgian Congo) Journal of Petrology, 1 (2) 146-171 doi:10.1093/petrology/1.2.146
Denaeyer, M. E., Schellinck, F., & Coppez, A. (1965). Recueil d'analyses des laves du fossÃĐ tectonique de l'Afrique centrale. Annales. MusÃĐe Roy. Afrique Centrale. Belgique, Ann. Ser. 8, Sci. Geol., 49, 1-234.
Thonnard, R. L. G., & Denaeyer, M. E. (1965). Carte volcanologique des Virunga, Feuille No. 1. 1:50000 and Introduction generale et Notice Explicative de la Feuille No. 1. Centre National de Volcanologie (Belgique), Bruxelles.
Bell, K., & Powell, J. L. (1969). Strontium isotopic studies of alkalic rocks: the potassium-rich lavas of the Birunga and Toro—Ankole Regions, East and Central Equatorial Africa. Journal of Petrology, 10(3), 536-572. doi.org/10.1093/petrology/10.3.536
Denaeyer, M. E. (1972). LES LAVES DU FOSSE TECTONIQUE DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE (KIVU, RWANDA, TORO-ANKOLE). I. SUPPLEMENT AU RECUEIL D'ANALYSES DE 1965. II. MAGMATOLOGIE. Annales, Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique. Serie In 8š, Sciences Geologiques, 72.
SAHAMA, TH. G. (1973) Evolution of the Nyiragongo Magma. Journal of Petrology, 14 (1) 33-48 doi:10.1093/petrology/14.1.33
Sahama, T. G. (1978). The Nyiragongo main cone. Annales, Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique. Serie In 8š, Sciences Geologiques 81.
Hamaguchi, H. (1983). Volcanoes Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira: geophysical aspects. Tohoku Univ.
Vollmer, R., & Norry, M. J. (1983). Possible origin of K-rich volcanic rocks from Virunga, East Africa, by metasomatism of continental crustal material: Pb, Nd and Sr isotopic evidence. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 64(3), 374-386. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(83)90097-3
Tazieff, H. (1984). Mt. Niragongo: renewed activity of the lava lake. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 20(3-4), 267-280. doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(84)90043-X
GEE, L. L., SACK, R. O. (1988) Experimental Petrology of Melilite Nephelinites. Journal of Petrology, 29 (6) 1233-1255 doi:10.1093/petrology/29.6.1233
Demant, A., Lestrade, P., Lubala, R. T., Kampunzu, A. B., & Durieux, J. (1994). Volcanological and petrological evolution of Nyiragongo volcano, Virunga volcanic field, Zaire. Bulletin of Volcanology, 56(1), 47-61. doi.org/10.1007/BF00279728
Haapala, I. L. M. A. R. I. (2011). Th. G. Sahama’s (1910–1983) volcanological and mineralogical studies in Africa: Part I. Expeditions to the Virunga Volcanic Field and petrological-mineralogical studies on the Nyiragongo volcano. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, 83, 41-55.
 
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