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Sodic plagioclase from
North Tadjoura Complex, Tadjourah Region, Djibouti


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:'Sodic plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sodic plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Tadjoura Complex, Tadjourah Region, Djibouti
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1423382
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1423382:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Richard, O. 1985. Les formations volcaniques. In: Notice explicative. Carte Geologique de la Republique de Djibouti a 1:100000. Tadjoura. Editions de l'ORSTOM. Institut Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le Developpment en Cooperation. Paris, 9-37.
Varet, J. (1978). Geology of central and southern Afar:(Ethiopia and Djibouti Republic). Ed. du Centre nationale de la recherche scient.. (Explanation accompanying Geological map of central and southern Afar. 1:500000).
Gadalia, A. L. A. N., & Varet, J. (1983). Les rhyolites miocènes de l'Est de l'Afar. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 7(2), 139-153. doi.org/10.2113/gssgfbull.S7-XXV.2.139
Deniel, C., Vidal, P., Coulon, C., Vellutini, P. J., & Piguet, P. (1994). Temporal evolution of mantle sources during continental rifting: the volcanism of Djibouti (Afar). Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 99(B2), 2853-2869. doi.org/10.1029/93JB02576
 
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