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Major and trace element composition of whole-rock samples from breccias around Mauze and Nkalonje (NERC Grant NE/R013403/1)

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
28 August 2026
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Summary

The breccia units at the Songwe Hill / Mauze complex are located at, or close to, the contact between nepheline syenite and the surrounding country rock. They are small, the largest comprising an area no more than ~125 × 125 m, and occur at the top of small hills abutting the larger, steeper, Mauze mountain. Owing to sparse outcrop, many of the available samples are float. On the weathered surface, the rocks are buff-pink in colour, with local black Mn-oxide staining. Most samples are heavily altered and composed predominantly of clay minerals, after K-feldspar, and Fe- and Mn-oxide phases. Geological Magazine (2021) 158 (11): 2025-2041. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756821000601

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Date added
26 August 2026
Harvest GUID
0b5eea83-19d8-5017-e063-0937940ad151
Extent (Latitude)
-15.7000° to -15.7100°
Extent (Longitude)
35.8200° to 35.8300°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2023-09-03
Frequency of update
notApplicable
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Responsible party
University of Exeter (originator); British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

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