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Anorthite from West Africa

Burkina Faso
 
  • Est Region
    • Gnagna Province
      • Bilanga Department
        • Bilanga-Yanga
[var. Bytownite] Kolar, S. E., Domanik, K. J., Musslewhite, D. S. & Drake, M. J. (2002) Bilanga: A Unique Diogenite. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIII: pdf.1338 (Mar 2002)
Grossman, J. N. & Zipfel, J. (2000). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 84, 2000 September. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 35, #9 (Suppl.): A199-A225. (Sept 2000).
Mauritania
 
  • Adrar Region
    • Atar
Berger, J., Diot, H., Lo, K., Ohnenstetter, D., Féménias, O., Pivin, M., ... & Charlier, B. (2013). Petrogenesis of Archean PGM-bearing chromitites and associated ultramafic–mafic–anorthositic rocks from the Guelb el Azib layered complex (West African craton, Mauritania). Precambrian Research, 224, 612-628.
  • Assaba Region
(n.d.) Meteoritical Bulletin Database, The Meteoritical Society.
  • Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region
    • Nouadhibou
(n.d.) Meteoritical Bulletin Database, The Meteoritical Society.
  • Hodh el Gharbi Region
    • Ayoun El Atrous
[var. Bytownite] Duke, M. B. (1978) Aioun El Atrouss - Evidence for thermal recrystallization of a eucrite breccia: Meteoritics 13(4): 443-448. (Dec 1978)
  • Tiris Zemmour Region
    • Bir Moghrein
(n.d.) Meteoritical Bulletin Database, The Meteoritical Society.
Niger
 
  • Agadez
[var. Labradorite] POUCLET, A., & BAUBRON, J. (1988). le volcanisme cénozoïque du Niger oriental, relations géochronologiques, magmatiques et structurales des phases d'activité. Publication occasionnelle-Centre international pour la formation et les échanges géologiques, (15), 188-192.
Pouclet, A., & Karche, J. P. (1988). Petrology and geochemistry of the Cenozoic volcanism in Eastern Niger (West Africa). In UNESCO UISG 227, Mesozoic to Present-day Magmatism of the African Plate and its Structural Setting (pp. 194-195).
Black, R., Jaujou, M. & Pellaton, C. 1967. Notice explicative sur la carte geologique de l'Aïr à l'échelle du 1/500000. Direction des Mines et de la Geologie. Republique du Niger.
Hazell, I.F., Jones, A.P. & Menzies, M.A. 1988. Geochemistry of Quaternary alkali basalts from the southern Aïr Massif, Republic of Niger. In: Mesozoic to present-day magmatism of the African Plate and its structural setting. International Center for Training and Exchanges in the Geosciences, 1988/15, 109-111.
Nigeria
 
  • Bauchi
    • Dass
[var. Bytownite] Mason, B. (1967) The Bununu meteorite, and a discussion of the pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 31(2): 107-115.
 
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