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Ferroaugite from
Abontorok Intrusion, Arlit, Agadez, Niger


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:Augite var: Ferroaugite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ferroaugite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Abontorok Intrusion, Arlit, Agadez, Niger
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1433090
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1433090:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ferroaugite
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘIskou ring complex, 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 SÃĐances de l'AcadÃĐmie 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 anorogÃĐniques ÃĄ suite anorthositique de l'AÃŊr (Niger): contribution à l'ÃĐtude des anorthosites. Bulletin de la SociÃĐtÃĐ GÃĐologique 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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