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Eggere Volcanic Field, Idlès, Tazrouk District, Tamanrasset Province (Tamanghasset Province), Algeriai
Regional Level Types
Eggere Volcanic FieldVolcanic Field
IdlèsCommune
Tazrouk DistrictDistrict
Tamanrasset Province (Tamanghasset Province)Province
AlgeriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 15' North , 5° 55' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
25.25000,5.91667
GeoHash:
G#: shkpwss7u
GRN:
N17E04
Type:
Volcanic Field
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
405753
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:405753:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Egere; Edgere


Covers about 100 x 60 km. It consists essentially of a basalt plateau across which are scattered numerous vents.

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1 valid mineral.

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ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC

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CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
Algeria
North Africa

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References

Lelubre, M. (1952) Recherches sur la géologie de l'Ahaggar central et occidental: Sahara central. Bulletin du Service de la Carte Géologique de l'Algérie: Série 2: 22.
Dupuy, C., Dostal, J., Dautria, J. M., & Girod, M. (1986). Geochemistry of spinel peridotite inclusions in basalts from Hoggar, Algeria. Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983), 5(3), 209-215.
Kornprobst, J., Pineau, F., Degiovanni, R., Dautria, J.M. (1987) Primary igneous graphite in ultramafic xenoliths: I petrology of the cumulate suite in alkali basalt near Tissemt (Eggéré, Algerian Sahara). Journal of Petrology: 28(2): 293-311.
Pineau, F., Javoy, M., Kornprobst, J. (1987) Primary Igneous Graphite in Ultramafic Xenoliths: II Isotopic Composition of the Carbonaceous Phases Present in Xenoliths and Host Lava at Tissemt (Eggéré, Algerian Sahara). Journal of Petrology: 28(2): 313-322.
Woolley, A. R. (2001) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa - Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. The Geological Society of London.p.8
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