Cancrinite from
Goudini carbonatite complex, Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Locality type:

Complex

Classification

Species:

Cancrinite

Formula:

(Na,Ca,◻)₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(CO₃,SO₄)₂ · 2H₂O

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Goudini carbonatite complex, Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

798152

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:798152:4

GUID (UUID V4):

fbcaac31-1434-422a-a03b-5412f78d7db7

Nearest other occurrences of Cancrinite

86.8km (53.9 miles)

ⓘ Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

91.5km (56.9 miles)

ⓘ Frischgewaagd Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

References

WOOLLEY, A.R. (2001) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part3: Africa. Geological Society, London, 384 p.

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	Pirajno, Franco (2015) Intracontinental anorogenic alkaline magmatism and carbonatites, associated mineral systems and the mantle plume connection. Gondwana Research, 27 (3) 1181-1216 doi:10.1016/j.gr.2014.09.008	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	present paper, with the exception of the Bayan Obo carbonatite, I have used examples of anorogenic alkaline...(Brandberg and Erongo) related to the opening of the South Atlantic and the Paraná–Etendeka large igneous province...Kruidfontein and Goudini in South Africa, Mount Weld and Gifford Creek ferrocarbonatite complex in Western...Furthermore, it is contended that these alkaline and carbonatite igneous systems are generally formed in the distal...events. The causes and mechanisms of rifting are complex and are beyond the scope of this contribution,
	*Kresten, Peter, Troll, Valentin R. (2018) The Alnö Carbonatite Complex, Central Sweden. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-90224-1*	Book
	Peter Kresten Valentin R. Troll The Alnö Carbonatite Complex, Central Sweden GeoGuide Series editors... Peter Kresten Valentin R. Troll • The Alnö Carbonatite Complex, Central Sweden 123 Peter Kresten Section...works where a magmatic origin was proposed for carbonatite—alkaline silicate rock associations focused on...Archaean to the present. The only currently active carbonatite volcano, Oldoinyo Lengai (Fig. 1a) in the East...northern Tanzania, stands out from the other carbonatite occurrences in the world because of its unusually

Cancrinite from Goudini carbonatite complex, Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Cancrinite from
Goudini carbonatite complex, Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa