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Trachyte from
Mount Karisimbi, Africa


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Type:Trachyte
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Trachyte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Karisimbi, Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1423246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1423246:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Marcelot, G., Rançon, J. P., & Demange, J. (1985). The potassic series of Karisimbi volcano (Virunga range, Rwanda): Volcanological and petrological aspects. Journal of volcanology and geothermal research, 26(1-2), 99-129. doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(85)90048-4
De Mulder, M. (1985). The Karisimbi volcano (Virunga). Annales-MusÃĐe royal de l'Afrique Centrale. Sciences gÃĐologiques, (90).
Marcelot, G., Rançon, J. P., & Demange, J. (1985). The potassic series of Karisimbi volcano (Virunga range, Rwanda): Volcanological and petrological aspects. Journal of volcanology and geothermal research, 26(1-2), 99-129. doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(85)90048-4
De Mulder, M. (1985). The Karisimbi volcano (Virunga). Annales-MusÃĐe royal de l'Afrique Centrale. Sciences gÃĐologiques, (90).
De Mulder, M., Pasteels, P. (1986) K-Ar geochronology of the Karisimbi volcano (Virunga, Rwanda-Zaire). Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983), 5 (6). 575-579 doi:10.1016/0899-5362(86)90023-0
De Mulder, M., Hertogen, J., Deutsch, S., & AndrÃĐ, L. (1986). The role of crustal contamination in the potassic suite of the Karisimbi volcano (Virunga, African Rift Valley). Chemical geology, 57(1-2), 117-136. doi.org/10.1016/0009-2541(86)90097-5
De Mulder, M., Pasteels, P. (1986) K-Ar geochronology of the Karisimbi volcano (Virunga, Rwanda-Zaire). Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983), 5 (6). 575-579 doi:10.1016/0899-5362(86)90023-0
De Mulder, M., Hertogen, J., Deutsch, S., & AndrÃĐ, L. (1986). The role of crustal contamination in the potassic suite of the Karisimbi volcano (Virunga, African Rift Valley). Chemical geology, 57(1-2), 117-136. doi.org/10.1016/0009-2541(86)90097-5
Rogers, N. W., De Mulder, M., & Hawkesworth, C. J. (1992). An enriched mantle source for potassic basanites: evidence from Karisimbi volcano, Virunga volcanic province, Rwanda. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 111(4), 543-556. doi.org//10.1007/BF00320908
 
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