1	-	Moreau, C., Demaiffe, D., Bellion, Y., & Boullier, A. M. (1994). A tectonic model for the location of Palaeozoic ring complexes in Air (Niger, West Africa). Tectonophysics, 234(1-2), 129-146. doi.org/10.1016/0040-1951(94)90208-9

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

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Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1433005

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1433005:0

GUID (UUID V4):

References

Black, R., Jaujou, M. & Pellaton, C. 1967. Notice explicative sur la carte geologique de l'Aïr à l'échelle du 1/500000. Direction des Mines et de la Geologie. Republique du Niger.

consequences. Bulletin de la Société géologique de France, 7(6), 941-953. doi.org/10.2113/gssgfbull.S7-XX.6.941

Black, R., Jaujou, M. & Pellaton, C. 1967. Notice explicative sur la carte geologique de l'Aïr à l'échelle du 1/500000. Direction des Mines et de la Geologie. Republique du Niger.

consequences. Bulletin de la Société géologique de France, 7(6), 941-953. doi.org/10.2113/gssgfbull.S7-XX.6.941

Bowden, P., Van Breemen, O., Hutchinson, J., & Turner, D. C. (1976). Palaeozoic and Mesozoic age trends for some ring complexes in Niger and Nigeria. Nature, 259(5541), 297-299. doi.org/10.1038/259297a0

Karche, J. P., & Vachette, M. (1978). Age et migration de l'activite magmatique dans les complexes paleozoiques du Niger

Husch, J. M., & Moreau, C. (1982). Geology and major element geochemistry of anorthositic rocks associated with Paleozoic hypabyssal ring complexes, Air massif, Niger, West Africa. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 14(1-2), 47-66. doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(82)90042-7

Moreau, C., Demaiffe, D., Bellion, Y., & Boullier, A. M. (1994). A tectonic model for the location of Palaeozoic ring complexes in Air (Niger, West Africa). Tectonophysics, 234(1-2), 129-146. doi.org/10.1016/0040-1951(94)90208-9

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Granite from Adrar Bous alkaline complex, Arlit, Agadez, Niger

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Adrar Bous alkaline complex, Arlit, Agadez, Niger