Microsyenite from
Jebel Arkenu, Kufra District, Libya

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Classification
Locality type:	Volcanic Complex
Type:	Microsyenite
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Microsyenite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Jebel Arkenu, Kufra District, Libya
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	1428423
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:1428423:8
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Microsyenite

76.5km (47.5 miles)	ⓘ Hagar Al Garda Plugs, Kufra District, Libya
References
Alkhazmi, R.A. 1985. Some aspects of the geology, geochemistry and petrogenesis of Jabal Arkeno ring complex, S.E. Libya. In: 13th Colloquium of African Geology, Department of Geology, University of St Andrews. International Center for Training and Exchange in the Geosciences, Occasional Publication, 277. Atherton, M.P., Lagha, S. & Flinn, D. 1991. The geochemistry and petrology of Jabal Arknu and Jabal al Awaynat alkaline ring complexes of SE Libya. In: Salem, M.J. & Busrewil, M.T. (eds) The geology of Libya, 7. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2559-2576. Mahrholz, W. W. (1968). Geological exploration of the Kufra region, April-May, 1965. Kingdom of Libya, Ministry of Industry, 8, 1-76. *Schürmann, H. M. E. (1974) The Pre-Cambrian in North Africa. E. J. Brill, Leiden.* Klerkx, J., & CC, R. (1976). PRELIMINARY K/AR RESULTS ON DIFFERENT IGNEOUS ROCK FORMATIONS FROM THE JEBEL UWEINAT REGION (SE LIBYA). Rapport Annuel l'Annee 1975. Department de Geologie et de Mineralogie du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, 105-111. Vail, J. R. (1976). LOCATION AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF IGNEOUS RING-COMPLEXES AND RELATED ROCKS IN NORTH-EAST AFRICA. Geologisches Jahrbuch, B20, 97-114. Klerkx, J. (1985, January). THE ALKALINE RING COMPLEXES OF JEBEL U WEINAT (SE LIBYA). In JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES (Vol. 3, No. 1-2, pp. 275-275). THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND OX5 1GB: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.

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Microsyenite from Jebel Arkenu, Kufra District, Libya

Microsyenite from
Jebel Arkenu, Kufra District, Libya