Basalt from
Tahalra Volcanic Field, Abalessa District, Tamanrasset Province (Tamanghasset Province), Algeria

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Classification
Locality type:	Volcanic Field
Type:	Basalt
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Basalt data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Tahalra Volcanic Field, Abalessa District, Tamanrasset Province (Tamanghasset Province), Algeria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	1421170
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:1421170:0
GUID (UUID V4):	0
References
Allègre, Claude J., Dupré, Bernard, Lambret, Bernard, Richard, Pierre (1981) The subcontinental versus suboceanic debate, I Lead-neodymium-strontium isotopes in primary alkali basalts from a shield area the Ahaggar volcanic suite. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 52 (1) 85-92 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(81)90210-7 Girod, M., Dautria, J. M., de Giovanni, R. (1981) A first insight into the constitution of the upper mantle under the hoggar area (Southern Algeria): The lherzolite xenoliths in the alkali-basalts. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 77 (1) 66-73 doi:10.1007/bf01161503 Leblanc, Marc, Dautria, Jean -Marie, Girod, Michel (1982) Magnesian ilmenitite xenoliths in a basanite from Tahalra, Ahaggar (Southern Algeria) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 79 (4) 347-354 doi:10.1007/bf01132063 Dautria, J. M., Liotard, J. M., Cabanes, N., Girod, M., Briqueu, L. (1987) Amphibole-rich xenoliths and host alkali basalts: petrogenetic constraints and implications on the recent evolution of the upper mantle beneath Ahaggar (Central Sahara, Southern Algeria) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 95 (2) 133-144 doi:10.1007/bf00381263 Dautria, J.M., Dostal, J., Dupuy, C., Liotard, J.M. (1988) Geochemistry and petrogenesis of alkali basalts from Tahalra (Hoggar, Northwest Africa) Chemical Geology, 69 (1) 17-35 doi:10.1016/0009-2541(88)90155-6

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Basalt from Tahalra Volcanic Field, Abalessa District, Tamanrasset Province (Tamanghasset Province), Algeria

Basalt from
Tahalra Volcanic Field, Abalessa District, Tamanrasset Province (Tamanghasset Province), Algeria