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Macusani, Carabaya Province, Puno Department, Peru

100 square km of nepheline syenite intrusions into Mitu Group volcanics. Vesicular phonolite around the margins. Intense mylonitization on the northeast margin.

Alluvial cobbles of rhyolitic glass enriched in Li,B,F,P. Primary source unknown.





Mineral List:
  		•  Aegirine
  		• Aegirine-augite
  		• Albite
  		• Analcime
  		• Biotite
  		• Ferrohornblende
  		• 'K Feldspar'
  		• 'Macusanite'
  		• Nepheline
  		• Sodalite
  		• Virgilite (TL)


    11 entries listed. 8 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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