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Sodalite from
Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Species:Sodalite
Formula:Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sodalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:838203
Long-form Identifier:1:3:838203:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sodalite in this Region
Mount Shaheru, Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Nearest other occurrences of Sodalite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMount Shaheru, Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘNyamuragira volcano, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘMikeno Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘRusongati occurrence, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘBishusha occurrence, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘNumbi Intrusion, Numbi, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘKirumba Complex, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘLueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
References
SAHAMA, TH. G. (1960) Kalsilite in the lavas of Mt. Nyiragongo (Belgian Congo) Journal of Petrology, 1 (2) 146-171 doi:10.1093/petrology/1.2.146
Haapala, I. L. M. A. R. I. (2011). Th. G. Sahama’s (1910–1983) volcanological and mineralogical studies in Africa: Part I. Expeditions to the Virunga Volcanic Field and petrological-mineralogical studies on the Nyiragongo volcano. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, 83, 41-55.
Andersen, Tom, Elburg, Marlina A., Erambert, Muriel (2014) Extreme peralkalinity in delhayelite- and andremeyerite-bearing nephelinite from Nyiragongo volcano, East African Rift. Lithos, 206. 164-178 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2014.07.025
 
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