Aegirine-augite from
Monchique Complex, Monchique, Faro, Portugal

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Classification
Locality type:	Complex
Species:	Aegirine-augite
Formula:	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Aegirine-augite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Monchique Complex, Monchique, Faro, Portugal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	1408762
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:1408762:6
GUID (UUID V4):	0
References
Czygan, W. 1969. Petrographie und Alkali-Verteilung im Foyait der Serra de Monchique, Süd-Portugal. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie. Stuttgart, Abhandlungeb, 111, 32-73. Gonçalves, F. (1967). Subsídios para o conhecimento geológico do maciço eruptivo de Monchique. Com. Serv. Geol. Portugal, 52, 169-184. Rock, N. M. S. (1976). Fenitisation around the Monchique alkaline complex, Portugal. Lithos, 9(4), 263-279. Rock, N. M. S. (1976) The comparative strontium isotopic composition of alkaline rocks: New data from Southern Portugal and East Africa. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 56 (2) 205-228 doi:10.1007/bf00399605 *ROCK, N. M. S. (1978) Petrology and Petrogenesis of the Monchique Alkaline Complex, Southern Portugal. Journal of Petrology, 19 (2) 171-214 doi:10.1093/petrology/19.2.171* Macintyre, R. M., & Berger, G. W. (1982). A note on the geochronology of the Iberian Alkaline Province. Lithos, 15(2), 133-136. *Rock, Nicholas M. S. (1982) Chemical mineralogy of the Monchique alkaline complex, southern Portugal. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 81 (1) 64-78 doi:10.1007/bf00371160* Bernard-Griffiths, J., Gruau, G., Cornen, G., Azambre, B., Mace, J. (1997) Continental Lithospheric Contribution to Alkaline Magmatism: Isotopic (Nd, Sr, Pb) and Geochemical (REE) Evidence from Serra de Monchique and Mount Ormonde Complexes. Journal of Petrology, 38 (1) 115-132 doi:10.1093/petroj/38.1.115 Grange, M., Scharer, U., Merle, R., Girardeau, J., Cornen, G. (2010) Plume-Lithosphere Interaction during Migration of Cretaceous Alkaline Magmatism in SW Portugal: Evidence from U-Pb Ages and Pb-Sr-Hf Isotopes. Journal of Petrology, 51 (5) 1143-1170 doi:10.1093/petrology/egq018

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Aegirine-augite from Monchique Complex, Monchique, Faro, Portugal

Aegirine-augite from
Monchique Complex, Monchique, Faro, Portugal