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Clinopyroxene Subgroup from
Abontorok Intrusion, Arlit, Agadez, Niger


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinopyroxene Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Abontorok Intrusion, Arlit, Agadez, Niger
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1433083
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1433083:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clinopyroxene Subgroup
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘIskou ring complex, Agadez, Niger
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘOfoud Complex, Arlit, Agadez, Niger
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘTaguei Complex, Arlit, Agadez, Niger
References
Karche, J. P. & Moreau, C. (1977). NOTE PRELIMINAIRE SUR LE MASSIF SUBVOLCANIQUE A STRUCTURE ANNULAIRE D'ABONTOROK (AIR-NIGER). Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris, 284D, 1259-1262.
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, Christian (1987) Les complexes anorogéniques á suite anorthositique de l'Aïr (Niger): contribution à l'étude des anorthosites. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, S. 8 Vol. III (1). 115-122 doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.III.1.115
Brown, W. L.; Moreau, C.; Demaiffe, D. (1989) An Anorthosite Suite in a Ring-Complex: Crystallization and Emplacement of an Anorogenic Type from Abontorok, A r, Niger. Journal of Petrology, 30 (6). 1501-1540 doi:10.1093/petrology/30.6.1501
 
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