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Spinel lherzolite

A rock subtype
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A lherzolite rich in spinel.

May occur as xenoliths (coming from the upper mantle) in basaltic rocks.


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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
52872
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52872:4

Classification of Spinel lherzoliteHide

Mineralogy of Spinel lherzoliteHide

Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
OlivineCommonly used as a synonym for a member of the Fayalite-Forsterite Series, but more generally and properly ...
Pyroxene > ClinopyroxeneA petrological term for Clinopyroxene Subgroup.
Pyroxene > OrthopyroxeneA petrological term for Orthopyroxene Subgroup.
SpinelMgAl2O4

Internet Links for Spinel lherzoliteHide

References for Spinel lherzoliteHide

Reference List:
Helmstaedt, Herwart, Anderson, Orson L., Gavasci, Anna T. (1972) Petrofabric studies of eclogite, spinel-Websterite, and spinel-lherzolite Xenoliths from kimberlite-bearing breccia pipes in southeastern Utah and northeastern Arizona. Journal of Geophysical Research, 77 (23) 4350-4365 doi:10.1029/jb077i023p04350
J. C., STORMER JR., C. B., GOMES, J. R. F., TORQUATO (1975) SPINEL LHERZOLITE NODULES IN BASANITE LAVAS FROM ASUNCIÓN, PARAGUAY. Revista Brasileira de Geociências, 5 (3) 176-185 doi:10.25249/0375-7536.1975176185
Bishop, F.C., Smith, J.V., Dawson, J.B. (1975) Pentlandite-magnetite intergrowth in de beers spinel lherzolite: Review of sulphides in nodules. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 9. 323-337 doi:10.1016/0079-1946(75)90026-9
Livingstone, A. (1976) The paragenesis of spinel- and garnet-amphibole lherzolite in the Rodel area, South Harris. Scottish Journal of Geology, 12 (4) 293-300 doi:10.1144/sjg12040293
VARNE, R. (1977) On the Origin of Spinel Lherzolite Inclusions in Basaltic Rocks from Tasmania and Elsewhere. Journal of Petrology, 18 (1) 1-23 doi:10.1093/petrology/18.1.1
Ferguson, John, Ellis, D. J., England, R. N. (1977) Unique spinel-garnet lherzolite inclusion in kimberlite from Australia. Geology, 5 (5) 278 doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1977)5<278:usliik>2.0.co;2
Basu, Asish R. (1977) Olivine-spinel equilibria in lherzolite xenoliths from San Quintin, Baja California. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 33 (3) 443-450 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(77)90096-6
Francis, D. M. (1978) The Implications of the Compositional Dependence of Texture in Spinel Lherzolite Xenoliths. The Journal of Geology, 86 (4) 473-485 doi:10.1086/649713
Donaldson, Colin H. (1978) Petrology of the uppermost upper mantle deduced from spinel-lherzolite and harzburgite nodules at Calton Hill, Derbyshire. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 65 (4) 363-377 doi:10.1007/bf00372284
MAALOE, S., PRINTZLAU, I. (1979) Natural Partial Melting of Spinel Lherzolite. Journal of Petrology, 20 (4) 727-741 doi:10.1093/petrology/20.4.727
Sinigoi, Silvano, Comin-Chiaramonti, Piero, Alberti, Antonio A. (1980) Phase relations in the partial melting of the Baldissero spinel-lherzolite (Ivrea-Verbano zone, Western Alps, Italy) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 75 (2) 111-121 doi:10.1007/bf00389772
Wendlandt, R. F., Eggler, D. H. (1980) The origins of potassic magmas; 2, Stability of phlogopite in natural spinel lherzolite and in the system KAlSiO 4 -MgO-SiO 2 -H 2 O-CO 2 at high pressures and high temperatures. American Journal of Science, 280 (5) 421-458 doi:10.2475/ajs.280.5.421
MASAAKI, O. (1980) The Ronda Peridotite: Garnet-, Spinel-, and Plagioclase-Lherzolite Facies and the P-T Trajectories of a High-Temperature Mantle Intrusion. Journal of Petrology, 21 (3). p.533-572. doi:10.1093/petrology/21.3.533
O'Neill, Hugh St. C. (1981) The transition between spinel lherzolite and garnet lherzolite, and its use as a Geobarometer. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 77 (2) 185-194 doi:10.1007/bf00636522
Morten, L., and Bondi, M. (1981) Spinel lherzolite inclusions in basalts from Monti Lessini, Veneto Region, northern Italy. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 7, 308–316
Hamad, S. el D. (1982) Spinel-lherzolite inclusions in basaltic rocks from Bayuda, Sudan. Mineralogical Magazine, 46 (341) 508-510 doi:10.1180/minmag.1982.046.341.21
Exley, R. A., Sills, J. D., Smith, J. V. (1982) Geochemistry of micas from the Finero spinel-lherzolite, Italian Alps. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 81 (1) 59-63 doi:10.1007/bf00371159
Brearley, Mark, Scarfe, Christopher M. (1984) Amphibole in a spinel lherzolite xenolith: evidence for volatiles and partial melting in the upper mantle beneath southern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 21 (9) 1067-1072 doi:10.1139/e84-111
Cundari, A., Dal Negro, A., Piccirillo, E. M., Della Giusta, A., Secco, L. (1986) Intracrystalline relationships in olivine, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene and spinel from a suite of spinel lherzolite xenoliths from Mt. Noorat, Victoria, Australia. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 94 (4) 523-532 doi:10.1007/bf00376343
OBATA, M., MORTEN, L. (1987) Transformation of Spinel Lherzolite to Garnet Lherzolite in Ultramafic Lenses of the Austridic Crystalline Complex, Northern Italy. Journal of Petrology, 28 (3) 599-623 doi:10.1093/petrology/28.3.599
FRANCIS, D. (1987) Mantle-Melt Interaction Recorded in Spinel Lherzolite Xenoliths from the Alligator Lake Volcanic Complex, Yukon, Canada. Journal of Petrology, 28 (3) 569-597 doi:10.1093/petrology/28.3.569
Kovalenko, V.I., Solovova, I.P., Ryabchikov, I.D., Ionov, D.A., Bogatikov, O.A., Naumov, V.B. (1987) Fluidized CO2-sulphide-silicate media as agents of mantle metasomatism and megacrysts formation: evidence from a large druse in a spinel-lherzolite xenolith. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 45 (3). 280-293 doi:10.1016/0031-9201(87)90017-3
Nasir, S., Al-Fuqha, H. (1988) Spinel-Lherzolite Xenoliths from the Aritain Volcano, NE-Jordan. Mineralogy and Petrology, 38 (2) 127-137 doi:10.1007/bf01164317
Secco, L. (1988) Crystal-chemistry of high-pressure clinopyroxene from spinel lherzolite nodules Mts. Leura and Noorat Suites, Victoria, Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 39 (3) 175-185 doi:10.1007/bf01163033
Amundsen, H.E.F., Andersen, T., Burke, E.A.J. (1988) Trapped fluids associated with Cr-diopside rich veins in spinel lherzolite xenoliths: Implications for mantle metasomatism. Chemical Geology, 70 (1) 46 doi:10.1016/0009-2541(88)90304-x
Sen, Gautam (1988) Petrogenesis of spinel lherzolite and pyroxenite suite xenoliths from the Koolau shield, Oahu, Hawaii: Implications for petrology of the post-eruptive lithosphere beneath Oahu. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 100 (1) 61-91 doi:10.1007/bf00399440
Mukherjee, A.B., Biswas, S. (1988) Mantle-derived spinel lherzolite xenoliths from the deccan volcanic province (India): Implications for the thermal structure of the lithosphere underlying the deccan traps. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 35 (3) 269-276 doi:10.1016/0377-0273(88)90022-4
Molin, G. M. (1989) Crystal-chemical study of cation disordering in Al-rich and Al-poor orthopyroxenes from spinel lherzolite xenoliths. American Mineralogist, 74 (5-6) 593-598
Dyar, M. Darby, Mcguire, Anne V., Ziegler, Richard D. (1989) Redox equilibria and crystal chemistry of coexisting minerals from spinel lherzolite mantle xenoliths. American Mineralogist, 74 (9-10) 969-980
LORAND, J P. (1989) Sulfide Petrology of Spinel and Garnet Pyroxenite Layers from Mantle-derived Spinel Lherzolite Massifs of Ariège, Northeastern Pyrenees, France. Journal of Petrology, 30 (4). p.987-1015. doi:10.1093/petrology/30.4.987
Luhr, James F.; Aranda‐Gomez, Jose Jorge; Pier, Jean G. (1989) Spinel‐lherzolite‐bearing quaternary volcanic centers in San Luis Potosí, Mexico: 1. Geology, mineralogy, and petrology. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 94 (B6). p.7916-7940. doi:10.1029/jb094ib06p07916
FABRI S, J., BODINIER, J.-L., DUPUY, C., LORAND, J.-P., BENKERROU, C. (1989) Evidence for Modal Metasomatism in the Orogenic Spinel Lherzolite Body from Caussou (Northeastern Pyrenees, France) Journal of Petrology, 30 (1) 199-228 doi:10.1093/petrology/30.1.199
Pier, Jean G.; Podosek, Frank A.; Luhr, James F.; Brannon, Joyce C.; Aranda‐Gomez, J. Jorge (1989) Spinel‐lherzolite‐bearing quaternary volcanic centers in San Luis Potosí, Mexico: 2. Sr and Nd Isotopic Systematics. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 94 (B6). p.7941-7951. doi:10.1029/jb094ib06p07941
Lorand, J.P. (1989) Abundance and distribution of CuFeNi sulfides, sulfur, copper and platinum-group elements in orogenic-type spinel lherzolite massifs of Ariège (northeastern Pyrenees, France) Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 93 (1) 50-64 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(89)90183-0
Gallagher, S., Elsdon, R. (1990) Spinel lherzolite and other xenoliths from a dolerite dyke in southwest Donegal. Geological Magazine, 127 (2) 177-180 doi:10.1017/s0016756800013868
Liang, Yan, Elthon, Don (1990) Geochemistry and petrology of spinel lherzolite xenoliths from Xalapasco de La Joya, San Luis Potosi, Mexico: Partial melting and mantle metasomatism. Journal of Geophysical Research, 95. 15859 doi:10.1029/jb095ib10p15859
Chaussidon, Marc, Lorand, Jean-Pierre (1990) Sulphur isotope composition of orogenic spinel lherzolite massifs from Ariege (North-Eastern Pyrenees, France): An ion microprobe study. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 54 (10) 2835-2846 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(90)90018-g
O'Reilly, Suzanne Y., Griffin, W. L., Ryan, C. G. (1991) Residence of trace elements in metasomatized spinel lherzolite xenoliths: a proton-microprobe study. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 109 (1) 98-113 doi:10.1007/bf00687203
Fabries, J., Lorand, J.-P., Bodinier, J.-L., Dupuy, C. (1991) Evolution of the Upper Mantle beneath the Pyrenees: Evidence from Orogenic Spinel Lherzolite Massifs. Journal of Petrology, Special_Volume (2) 55-76 doi:10.1093/petrology/special_volume.2.55
Draper, David S. (1992) Spinel Lherzolite Xenoliths from Lorena Butte, Simcoe Mountains, Southern Washington (USA) The Journal of Geology, 100 (6) 766-775 doi:10.1086/629627
Sen, C., Dunn, T. (1995) Experimental modal metasomatism of a spinel lherzolite and the production of amphibole-bearing peridotite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 119 (4) 422-432 doi:10.1007/bf00286939
Carignan, Jean; Ludden, John; Francis, Don (1996) On the recent enrichment of subcontinental lithosphere: A detailed U‐Pb study of spinel lherzolite xenoliths, Yukon, Canada. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 60 (21). p.4241-4252. doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(96)00254-2
O'Reilly, Suzanne Y., Chen, D., Griffin, W. L., Ryan, C. G. (1997) Minor elements in olivine from spinel lherzolite xenoliths: implications for thermobarometry. Mineralogical Magazine, 61 (405) 257-269 doi:10.1180/minmag.1997.061.405.09
Klemme, Stephan, O'Neill, Hugh StC. (2000) The near-solidus transition from garnet lherzolite to spinel lherzolite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 138 (3) 237-248 doi:10.1007/s004100050560
Brunet, Fabrice, Chazot, Gilles (2001) Partitioning of phosphorus between olivine, clinopyroxene and silicate glass in a spinel lherzolite xenolith from Yemen. Chemical Geology, 176 (1) 51-72 doi:10.1016/s0009-2541(00)00351-x
Landwehr, Dirk, Blundy, Jon, Chamorro-Perez, Eva Maria, Hill, Eddy, Wood, Bernard (2001) U-series disequilibria generated by partial melting of spinel lherzolite. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 188 (3) 329-348 doi:10.1016/s0012-821x(01)00328-4
Christensen, N. I., Medaris, L. G., Wang, H. F., Jelínek, E. (2001) Depth variation of seismic anisotropy and petrology in central European lithosphere: A tectonothermal synthesis from spinel lherzolite. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 106. 645-664 doi:10.1029/2000jb900333
Abe, Natsue, Takami, Masao, Arai, Shoji (2003) Petrological feature of spinel lherzolite xenolith from Oki-Dogo Island: An implication for variety of the upper mantle peridotite beneath southwestern Japan. The Island Arc, 12 (2). 219-232 doi:10.1046/j.1440-1738.2003.00391.x
LIU, X. (2004) Partial Melting of Spinel Lherzolite in the System CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2   K2O at 1{middle dot}1 GPa. Journal of Petrology, 45 (7) 1339-1368 doi:10.1093/petrology/egh021
GREGOIRE, M, TINGUELY, C, BELL, D, LEROEX, A (2005) Spinel lherzolite xenoliths from the Premier kimberlite (Kaapvaal craton, South Africa): Nature and evolution of the shallow upper mantle beneath the Bushveld complex. Lithos, 84 (3) 185-205 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2005.02.004
Kil, Young-Woo (2007) Geochemistry and petrogenesis of spinel lherzolite xenoliths from Boeun, Korea. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 29 (1) 29-40 doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.12.006
Le Roux, V., Bodinier, J.-L., Tommasi, A., Alard, O., Dautria, J.-M., Vauchez, A., Riches, A.J.V. (2007) The Lherz spinel lherzolite: Refertilized rather than pristine mantle. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 259 (3) 599-612 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2007.05.026
Falus, György, Szabó, Csaba, Kovács, István, Zajacz, Zoltán, Halter, Werner (2007) Symplectite in spinel lherzolite xenoliths from the Little Hungarian Plain, Western Hungary: A key for understanding the complex history of the upper mantle of the Pannonian Basin. Lithos, 94 (1) 230-247 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2006.06.017
Al-Malabeh, Ahmad; El-Hasan, Tayel; Lataifeh, Mahdi (2009) Geochemical, Petrographic and Magnetic Characteristics of Spinel Lherzolite Mantle Xenoliths from Jabal Remah Volcano, Jordan. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 6 (7). p.1308-1312. doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1308.1312
Al-Malabeh (2009) Cryptic Mantle Metasomatism: Evidences from Spinel Lherzolite Xenoliths/Al-Harida Volcano in Harrat Al-Shaam, Jordan. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 6 (12). p.2085-2092. doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.2085.2092
Lesnov, F.P., Koz'menko, O.A., Nikolaeva, I.V., Palesskii, S.V. (2009) Residence of incompatible trace elements in a large spinel lherzolite xenolith from alkali basalt of Shavaryn Tsaram-1 paleovolcano (western Mongolia) Russian Geology and Geophysics, 50 (12) 1063-1072 doi:10.1016/j.rgg.2009.11.005
Lesnov, F. P., Palesskii, S. V., Nikolaeva, I. V., Koz’menko, O. A., Kuchkin, A. M., Korolyuk, V. N. (2009) Detailed mineralogical-geochemical study of a large spinel Lherzolite xenolith in alkali basalt of Shavaryn Tsaram paleovolcano, Mongolia. Geochemistry International, 47 (1) 18-40 doi:10.1134/s0016702909010029
Chashchukhin, I. S., Votyakov, S. L. (2010) Spinel lherzolite of the Northern Kraka Massif (Southern Urals): Relics of the least transformed matter of the upper mantle. Doklady Earth Sciences, 431 (2) 462-465 doi:10.1134/s1028334x10040112
Fialin, M., Wagner, C., Pascal, M.-L. (2011) Iron speciation using electron microprobe techniques: application to glassy melt pockets within a spinel lherzolite xenolith. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (2) 347-362 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.2.347
Perkins, Dexter, Anthony, Elizabeth Y. (2011) The evolution of spinel lherzolite xenoliths and the nature of the mantle at Kilbourne Hole, New Mexico. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 162 (6) 1139-1157 doi:10.1007/s00410-011-0644-1
Nkouandou, O. F., Temdjim, R. (2011) Petrology of spinel lherzolite xenoliths and host basaltic lava from Ngao Voglar volcano, Adamawa Massif (Cameroon Volcanic Line, West Africa): equilibrium conditions and mantle characteristics. Journal of GEOsciences, 56 (4) 375-387
Green, E. C. R., Holland, T. J. B., Powell, R., White, R. W. (2012) Garnet and spinel lherzolite assemblages in MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 and CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2: thermodynamic models and an experimental conflict. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 30 (6) 561-577 doi:10.1111/j.1525-1314.2012.00981.x
Chalot-Prat, Françoise, Falloon, Trevor J., Green, David H., Hibberson, William O. (2013) Melting of plagioclase+spinel lherzolite at low pressures (0.5GPa): An experimental approach to the evolution of basaltic melt during mantle refertilisation at shallow depths. Lithos, 172. 61-80 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2013.03.012
Ueki, Kenta, Iwamori, Hikaru (2014) Thermodynamic calculations of the polybaric melting phase relations of spinel lherzolite. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 15 (12) 5015-5033 doi:10.1002/2014gc005546
Sakhno, V. G., Krymsky, R. Sh., Belyatsky, B. V., Shevchenko, S. S., Sergeev, S. A. (2015) Mantle sources of quaternary volcanism on Zhokhov Island (De Long Islands, East Arctic): Isotope-geochemical features of the basalts and spinel lherzolite xenoliths. Doklady Earth Sciences, 460 (2) 123-129 doi:10.1134/s1028334x1502004x
Gaetani, Glenn A. (2016) The behavior of Fe3+/∑Fe during partial melting of spinel lherzolite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 185. 64-77 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.03.019
Njombie, Merlin Patrick Wagsong, Temdjim, Robert, Foley, Stephen F. (2018) Petrology of spinel lherzolite xenoliths from Youkou volcano, Adamawa Massif, Cameroon Volcanic Line: mineralogical and geochemical fingerprints of sub-rift mantle processes. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 173 (2) doi:10.1007/s00410-018-1438-5
Ejima, Terumi, Osanai, Yasuhito, Akasaka, Masahide, Adachi, Tatsuro, Nakano, Nobuhiko, Kon, Yoshiaki, Ohfuji, Hiroaki, Sereenen, Jargalan (2018) Oxidation States of Fe in Constituent Minerals of a Spinel Lherzolite Xenolith from the Tariat Depression, Mongolia: The Significance of Fe3+ in Olivine. Minerals, 8 (5) 204 doi:10.3390/min8050204
Ghent, Edward D., Edwards, Benjamin R., Russell, James K. (2019) Pargasite-bearing vein in spinel lherzolite from the mantle lithosphere of the North America Cordillera. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 56 (8) 870-885 doi:10.1139/cjes-2018-0239
Krymsky, R. Sh., Antonov, A. V., Belyatsky, B. V., Sushchevskaya, N. M., Sergeev, S. A. (2019) The Age and Evolution of the Lithospheric Mantle in the East Antarctic Craton: Osmium Isotope Composition and the Distribution of Platinum Group Elements in Spinel Lherzolite Nodules. Doklady Earth Sciences, 485 (2) 444-449 doi:10.1134/s1028334x19040226
Dagwai, Nguihdama, Pierre, Kamgang, Gbambié Isaac Bertrand, Mbowou, Gilles, Chazot, Ismaïla, Ngounouno (2020) Behavior of the clinopyroxenes trace elements in spinel-lherzolite xenoliths from Liri (Kapsiki plateau, Cameroon line) International Journal of Advanced Geosciences, 8 (2) 259pp. doi:10.14419/ijag.v8i2.31130
Novais-Rodrigues, Eduardo, Jalowitzki, Tiago, Gervasoni, Fernanda, Sumino, Hirochika, Bussweiler, Yannick, Klemme, Stephan, Berndt, Jasper, Conceição, Rommulo V., Schilling, Manuel E., Bertotto, Gustavo W., Teles, Lucas (2021) Partial melting and subduction-related metasomatism recorded by geochemical and isotope (He-Ne-Ar-Sr-Nd) compositions of spinel lherzolite xenoliths from Coyhaique, Chilean Patagonia. Gondwana Research, 98. 257-276 doi:10.1016/j.gr.2021.06.003
Perchuk, A. L., Serdyuk, A. A. (2022) Phase Relations in Spinel Lherzolite KLB-1 According to Results of Thermodynamic Modeling up to 30 GPa: Peculiarities of Mineral Assemblages and Geodynamic Effects. Petrology, 30 (2) 198-211 doi:10.1134/s0869591122020059

Localities for Spinel lherzoliteHide

Showing 56 localities.

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Antarctica
 
  • East Antarctica
    • Victoria Land
Wörner G and Viereck L (Victoria Land, Antarctica) +1 other reference
      • Ross Archipelago
Cooper et al. (2007)
  • West Antarctica
Hole (1988) +1 other reference
Woolley (2019)
    • Marie Byrd Land
      • Executive Committee Range
LeMasurier (1990)
Argentina
 
  • Mendoza Province
    • Las Heras Department
      • Capdevilla District
Pagano et al. (2016)
Australia
 
  • New South Wales
    • Gloucester Co.
O'Reilly et al. (1984) +1 other reference
  • Queensland
Stephenson et al. (1976) +3 other references
    • Moreton Bay Region
Stevens +5 other references
  • Western Australia
    • Wiluna Shire
      • Carnegie Station
Hamilton et al. (1990)
Brazil
 
  • Pernambuco
    • Fernando de Noronha archipelago
Smith et al. (1933) +9 other references
Bulgaria
 
  • Veliko Tarnovo Province
Marchev et al. (1992)
Cameroon
 
  • Adamawa Region
    • Vina
Lasserre +5 other references
  • Northwest Region
Marzoli et al. (Africa) +8 other references
Canada
 
  • Québec
    • Nord-du-Québec
      • Jamésie
        • Baie-James
          • Certac mine
Van Rythoven et al. (2020)
Cape Verde
 
  • Barlavento Islands
    • Sal Island
Maffeis et al. (2026)
Maffeis et al. (2026)
  • Sotavento Islands
Silva (Cape Verde Republic) +9 other references
China
 
  • Fujian
    • Sanming
      • Mingxi County
FAN et al. (1991) +2 other references
  • Hebei
    • Zhangjiakou
      • Zhangbei County
        • Wanquan District
          • Hannuoba basalt field
Zhang et al. (2024)
  • Jiangsu
    • Wuxi
QI et al. (1995)
  • Jilin
    • Siping
      • Gongzhuling
FAN et al. (1991) +1 other reference
    • Yanbian Chaoxianzu
      • Dunhua City
Li et al. (2024)
  • Shandong
    • Binzhou
      • Wudi County
Chen et al. (2007) +2 other references
  • Xinjiang
    • Kashi Prefecture (Kashgar Prefecture; Qeshqer Prefecture)
      • Jiashi County (Peyziwat Co.; Payzawat Co.)
Chen et al. (2014)
Czech Republic
 
  • Liberec Region
    • Semily District
      • Chuchelna
Medaris +3 other references
France
 
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    • Haute-Loire
      • Le Puy-en-Velay
Brousse +15 other references
Germany
 
  • Baden-Württemberg
    • Freiburg Region
      • Konstanz
Alibert et al. (1983) +6 other references
  • Rhineland-Palatinate
    • Mayen-Koblenz
Huckenholz (1973) +5 other references
Lippolt (1982) +8 other references
Hungary
 
  • Fejér County
    • Bicskei District
Szabó et al. (1993) +1 other reference
  • Nógrád County
Embey-Isztin et al. (1985) +9 other references
India
 
  • Manipur
    • Ukhrul District
Pradhan et al. (2026)
Iran
 
  • Razavi Khorasan Province
    • Torbat-e Jam County
Saadat et al. (2012)
Italy
 
  • Sardinia
    • Oristano Province
      • Scano di Montiferro
Di Battistini et al. (1990) +2 other references
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Tonarini et al. (1996) +8 other references
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    • Vicenza Province
      • Rotzo
Zaccaria et al. (2021)
Kenya
 
  • Marsabit County
Rix (1973) +4 other references
Malaysia
 
  • Pahang
    • Kuantan District
Chakraborty (1979)
Mongolia
 
  • Arkhangai Province
    • Tariat District
Ejima et al. (2018)
New Zealand
 
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    • Christchurch City
Sewell +7 other references
Norway
 
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Amundsen et al. (1987) +4 other references
Oman
 
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Al-Harthy et al. (1991) +1 other reference
Philippines
 
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Payot et al. (2018)
Portugal
 
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Abdel-Monem et al. (1975) +11 other references
Saudi Arabia
 
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Grainger et al. (1989) +2 other references
South Korea
 
Lee (ed) +7 other references
Spain
 
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Crisp et al. (1987) +12 other references
Sweden
 
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Kresten et al. (1977) +1 other reference
Thailand
 
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Part II +2 other references
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Barr et al. (1979)
Turkey
 
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Yılmaz et al. (1998) +2 other references
UK
 
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        • Blackwell in the Peak
Hamad (1963) +1 other reference
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Transactions of the Royal Society of ...
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    • Pike County
      • Murfreesboro
Dunn (2002)
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    • Kauai County
      • Kauai Island
Macdonald et al. (1960) +1 other reference
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