Trachybasalt from
Ankaratra Volcanic Range, Madagascar

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Classification
Locality type:	Volcanic Range
Type:	Trachybasalt
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Trachybasalt data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Ankaratra Volcanic Range, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	1428974
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:1428974:7
GUID (UUID V4):	0
References
James, D.E. 1995. The geochemistry of feldspar-free volcanic rocks. PhD thesis, Open University, UK. Lacroix, A. (1916). La constitution des roches volcaniques de l'Extrême Nord de Madagascar et de Nosy Bé; les ankaratrites de Madagascar en général. Comptes Rendus Académie des Sciences, Paris, 163, 253-258. *Lacroix, Alfred (1923) Minéralogie de Madagascar Tome III* - Lithologie Appendice - Index Geographique. Société d'Éditions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales. 450 pp. Lenoble, A. (1938). Sur la chronologie des éruptions volcaniques du massif de l’Ankaratra. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences, 206, 613-615. Bussiere, P. (1957) Le massif volcanique de l'Itasy. Travaux du Bureau Gèologique de Madagascar 83, 159-167 Brenon, P., & Bussiere, P. (1959). Le volcanisme à Madagascar. Bulletin volcanologique, 21(1), 77-93. doi.org/10.1007/BF02596507 Besaire, Henri (1969) Feuille 5. Tananarive. 1:500000. Carte géologigues Madagascar 1/500.000, Service Geologique de Madagascar. Le Maitre, R. W. - Ed. (2002) Igneous Rocks - A Classification and Glossary of Terms (2nd ed.) Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511535581**

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Trachybasalt from Ankaratra Volcanic Range, Madagascar

Trachybasalt from
Ankaratra Volcanic Range, Madagascar