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Reference Type	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Title	An Anorthosite Suite in a Ring-Complex: Crystallization and Emplacement of an Anorogenic Type from Abontorok, A r, Niger
Journal	Journal of Petrology
Authors	Brown, W. L.		Author
	Moreau, C.		Author
	Demaiffe, D.		Author
Year	1989 (December 1)	Volume	30
Page(s)	1501-1540	Issue	6
Publisher	Oxford University Press (OUP)
DOI	doi:10.1093/petrology/30.6.1501Search in ResearchGate
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Mindat Ref. ID	179466	Long-form Identifier	mindat:1:5:179466:7
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Full Reference	Brown, W. L.; Moreau, C.; Demaiffe, D. (1989) An Anorthosite Suite in a Ring-Complex: Crystallization and Emplacement of an Anorogenic Type from Abontorok, A r, Niger. Journal of Petrology, 30 (6). 1501-1540 doi:10.1093/petrology/30.6.1501
Plain Text	Brown, W. L.; Moreau, C.; Demaiffe, D. (1989) An Anorthosite Suite in a Ring-Complex: Crystallization and Emplacement of an Anorogenic Type from Abontorok, A r, Niger. Journal of Petrology, 30 (6). 1501-1540 doi:10.1093/petrology/30.6.1501
In	(1989, December) Journal of Petrology Vol. 30 (6) Oxford University Press (OUP)

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Abontorok Intrusion, Arlit, Agadez, Niger

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Locality	Mineral(s)
Abontorok Intrusion, Arlit, Agadez, Niger	ⓘ Aegirine-augite, ⓘ Alkali Feldspar, ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup, ⓘ Anorthosite, ⓘ Apatite, ⓘ Arfvedsonite, ⓘ Augite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Clinopyroxene Subgroup, ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series, ⓘ Ferroaugite, ⓘ Gabbro, ⓘ Granite, ⓘ Hastingsite, ⓘ Leucogabbro, ⓘ Pegmatite, ⓘ Peralkaline alkali-feldspar-granite, ⓘ Plagioclase, ⓘ Pyroxene Group, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Quartz-syenite, ⓘ Richterite, ⓘ Syenite, ⓘ Zircon

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Mineral(s)

Abontorok Intrusion, Arlit, Agadez, Niger

ⓘ Aegirine-augite, ⓘ Alkali Feldspar, ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup, ⓘ Anorthosite, ⓘ Apatite, ⓘ Arfvedsonite, ⓘ Augite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Clinopyroxene Subgroup, ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series, ⓘ Ferroaugite, ⓘ Gabbro, ⓘ Granite, ⓘ Hastingsite, ⓘ Leucogabbro, ⓘ Pegmatite, ⓘ Peralkaline alkali-feldspar-granite, ⓘ Plagioclase, ⓘ Pyroxene Group, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Quartz-syenite, ⓘ Richterite, ⓘ Syenite, ⓘ Zircon

👁 Image	Demaiffe, D., Moreau, C., Brown, W. L. (1991) Ring-Complexes of Ofoud-Type in Aïr, Niger: A new Anorogenic-Type Anorthosite Association. In Magmatism in Extensional Structural Settings. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p.353-376. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-73966-8_14
👁 Image	Moreau, Christian; Brown, William L.; Karche, Jean -Paul (1987) Monzo-anorthosite from the Tagueï ring-complex, Aïr, Niger: a hybrid rock with cumulus plagioclase and an infiltrated granitic intercumulus liquid? Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 95 (1). 32-43 doi:10.1007/bf00518028
👁 Image	Moreau, C., Ohnenstetter, D., Diot, H., Demaiffe, D., Brown, W. L., Baer, G., & Heimann, A. (1995). Emplacement of the Meugueur-Meugueur cone-sheet (Niger, W. Africa), one of the world's largest igneous ring-structures. Physics and Chemistry of Dykes, 41-49.
👁 Image	FUHRMAN, M. L., FROST, B. R., LINDSLEY, D. H. (1988) Crystallization Conditions of the Sybille Monzosyenite, Laramie Anorthosite Complex, Wyoming. Journal of Petrology, 29 (3) 699-729 doi:10.1093/petrology/29.3.699
👁 Image	*CHEN, Y. D., PRICE, R. C., WHITE, A. J. R. (1989) Inclusions in Three S-Type Granites from Southeastern Australia. Journal of Petrology, 30 (5) 1181-1218 doi:10.1093/petrology/30.5.1181*
👁 Image	ASHWAL, L. D., DEMAIFFE, D., TORSVIK, T. H. (2002) Petrogenesis of Neoproterozoic Granitoids and Related Rocks from the Seychelles: the Case for an Andean-type Arc Origin. Journal of Petrology, 43 (1) 45-83 doi:10.1093/petrology/43.1.45
👁 Image	WEISS, S., TROLL, G. (1989) The Ballachulish Igneous Complex, Scotland: Petrography, Mineral Chemistry, and Order of Crystallization in the Monzodiorite-Quartz Diorite Suite and in the Granite. Journal of Petrology, 30 (5) 1069-1115 doi:10.1093/petrology/30.5.1069
👁 Image	Toothill, J., Williams, C. A., MacDonald, R., Turner, S. P., Rogers, N. W., Hawkesworth, C. J., Jerram, D. A., Ottley, C. J., Tindle, A. G. (2007) A Complex Petrogenesis for an Arc Magmatic Suite, St Kitts, Lesser Antilles. Journal of Petrology, 48 (1) 3-42 doi:10.1093/petrology/egl052
👁 Image	Demaiffe, Daniel, Moreau, Christian, Brown, William L., Weis, Dominique (1991) Geochemical and isotopic (Sr, Nd and Pb) evidence on the origin of the anorthosite-bearing anorogenic complexes of the Aïr Province, Niger. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 105 (1) 28-46 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(91)90118-2
👁 Image	SNOKE, A. W., QUICK, J. E., BOWMAN, H. R. (1981) Bear Mountain Igneous Complex, Klamath Mountains, California: an Ultrabasic to Silicic Cale-Alkaline Suite. Journal of Petrology, 22 (4) 501-552 doi:10.1093/petrology/22.4.501
👁 Image	SELBEKK, R. S. (2002) Petrogenesis of the Anorthosite Dyke Swarm of Tromso, North Norway: Experimental Evidence for Hydrous Anatexis of an Alkaline Mafic Complex. Journal of Petrology, 43 (6) 943-962 doi:10.1093/petrology/43.6.943

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