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Nepheline from
Nyamuragira volcano, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Species:Nepheline
Formula:Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nepheline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nyamuragira volcano, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1423144
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1423144:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Nepheline
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘMount Shaheru, Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘNyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘKabfumu, Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘMikeno Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘBishusha occurrence, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘRusongati occurrence, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
36.8km (22.8 miles) ⓘKirumba Complex, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘNumbi Intrusion, Numbi, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
References
Richard, J.J. & Padang, M.N. 1957. Active volcanoes of the world. Part 4 Africa and the Red Sea. International Volcanological Association, Napoli, Italy.
Holmes, A., & Harwood, H. F. (1937). The volcanic area of Bufumbira. Part 2. The petrology of the volcanic field of Bufumbria, south-west Uganda, and of other parts of the Birunga field. Geological Survey of Uganda, Memoir, 3 (Part 2).
Denaeyer, M. E., Schellinck, F., & Coppez, A. (1965). Recueil d'analyses des laves du fossé tectonique de l'Afrique centrale. Annales. Musée 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
Aoki, K., Ishiwaka, K., & Kanisawa, S. (1981). Fluorine geochemistry of basaltic rocks from continental and oceanic regions and petrogenetic application. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 76(1), 53-59. doi.org/10.1007/BF00373683
Hamaguchi, H. (1983). Volcanoes Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira: geophysical aspects. Tohoku Univ.
Ueki, S. (1983). Recent volcanism of Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo. Volcanoes Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira: geophysical aspects, 7-18.
Aoki, K. I., & Kurasawa, H. (1984). Sr isotope study of the tephrite series from Nyamuragira volcano, Zaire. Geochemical Journal, 18(2), 95-100. doi.org/10.2343/geochemj.18.95
Aoki, K. I., Yoshida, T., Yusa, K., & Nakamura, Y. (1985). Petrology and geochemistry of the Nyamuragira volcano, Zaire. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 25(1-2), 1-28. doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(85)90002-2
 
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