Latitude: 20°49'10"S
Longitude: 16°7'57"E
Carbonatite complex (calcite carbonatites and nephelinites) hosted in quartzite.
The quartz crystals of the quartzite show numerous solid microinclusions of halides and carbonates precipitated from pristine hydrous carbonate melts (carbonatite-derived fluid trapped under closed-system conditions).
References
- American Mineralogist, 1999, Vol. 84, 1117-1125.
- Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): Carbonatites of the World. Explored Deposits of Nb and REE - Database and Grade and Tonnage Models. USGS Open-File Report 09-1139.
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