Ijolite

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Pegmatitic Ijolite

Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Ijolite

Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya

Pegmatitic Ijolite

Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Ijolite

Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Ijolite

Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya

Pegmatitic Ijolite

Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Ijolite

Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

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About IjoliteHide

Name:

Named by Ramsay in 1891 for Ijola (Iivaara), Finland.

A nephelinolite consisting of 30-70% nepheline with pyroxene.

A series of plutonic rocks containing nepheline and 30% to 60% mafic minerals, generally clinopyroxene, and including minor titanite, apatite, and melanite; also, any rock of that series. Melteigite and jacupirangite are more mafic members of the series; urtite is a type rich in nepheline.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

48393

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:48393:5

Similar NamesHide

Iolite	A variety of Cordierite	(Mg,Fe)₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
Ixolite
Jolite	A synonym of Cordierite

Classification of IjoliteHide

Rock
- Igneous rock
  - Normal crystalline igneous rock
    - Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
      - Foidolite
        Nephelinolite
        Ijolite
  - Exotic crystalline igneous rock
    - Igneous rock of restricted mineralogy
      - Nephelinolite

Foidolite is in section 15 of the QAPF diagram.

Sub-divisions of IjoliteHide

Ijolite

Mineralogy of IjoliteHide

Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:

Feldspathoid > Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Pyroxene	A petrological term for Pyroxene Group.

Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:

Amphibole > Hornblende	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ³⁺_m)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
Mica > Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂

Pronunciation of IjoliteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:

Phanerozoic : 462 Ma to 220 ± 1 Ma - based on 5 recorded ages.

Sample ages:

Sample ID	Recorded age	Geologic Time	Dating method
1	220 ± 1 Ma	Late/Upper Triassic	Sm-Nd
2	373.3 ± 8.1 to 367.4 ± 4.9 Ma	Late/Upper Devonian	Rb-Sr
3	418 to 374 Ma	Devonian	K-Ar
4	462 Ma	Middle Ordovician	Sm-Nd isochron

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference
1	Ban Phuc, Bắc Yên District, Sơn La Province, Vietnam	Chi, N. T., & Flower, M. F. Geochemistry of Sodium Alkaline Igneous Formations in NE Vietnam: Evidence of Paleohotspot & Mesohotspot Traces. Poster presented at the Goldschmitt Conference.
2	Iivaara Intrusion, Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia, Finland	Kramm, U., Kogarko, L.N., Kononova, V.A., Vartiainen, H. (1993) The Kola Alkaline Province of the CIS and Finland: Precise RbSr ages define 380–360 Ma age range for all magmatism. Lithos, 30 (1) 33-44 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(93)90004-v
3	Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Orris, Greta J.; Grauch, Richard I.; Grauch, R. I.; Orris, G. J. (2002) Rare Earth Element Mines, Deposits, and Occurrences. Open-File Report 2002-189 doi:10.3133/ofr02189
4	Pinghe, Nanjiang Co., Bazhong, Sichuan, China	Zhou, L. D., Zhao, Z. H., & Zhou, G. F. (1996). Isotopic chronology of some alkaline rock bodies in China. Geochimica, 25(2), 164-171.

Synonyms of IjoliteHide

Ngurumanite

Pyroxene nephelinolite

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Ijolite associated with Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
1 photo of Ijolite associated with Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)

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References for IjoliteHide

Reference List:

SAGGERSON, E. P., WILLIAMS, L. A. J. (1964) Ngurumanite from Southern Kenya and its Bearing on the Origin of Rocks in the Northern Tanganyika Alkaline District. Journal of Petrology, 5 (1) 40-81 doi:10.1093/petrology/5.1.40(as ngurumanite)

Kramm, U. (1994) Isotope evidence for ijolite formation by fenitization: Sr-Nd data of ijolites from the type locality Iivaara, Finland. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 115 (3). 279-286 doi:10.1007/bf00310767

Savard, Johnathan J., Mitchell, Roger H. (2021) Petrology of ijolite series rocks from the Prairie Lake (Canada) and Fen (Norway) alkaline rock-carbonatite complexes. Lithos, 396. 106188pp. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2021.106188

Localities for IjoliteHide

Showing 155 localities.

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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.


Africa
ⓘ Mount Elgon	Odman +8 other references

Angola
Cuanza Norte Province ⓘ Calucala nepheline syenite	de Andrade (1959)
Huambo Province Ekunha ⓘ Coola	Lapido-Loureiro +2 other references
Londuimbali ⓘ Monte Verde	Gonçalves +1 other reference
Huíla Province Quilengues ⓘ Mount Tchivira	Alves +6 other references
Namibe Province Camacuio ⓘ Nejoio Complex	Borst et al. (2023)

Antarctica
East Antarctica Queen Maud Land ⓘ Straumsvola complex	Woolley (2019)
Victoria Land Pipecleaner Glacier Region ⓘ Dismal Ridge & Radian Ridge	Woolley (2019)

Australia
New South Wales Dampier Co. Dromedary Complex ⓘ Little Dromedary Intrusion	Brown (1930) +1 other reference
Yancowinna Co. ⓘ Willyama Complex	Binns +2 other references
South Australia Pastoral Unincorporated Area Mount Victor Plumbago Station ⓘ Billeroo North alkaline complex	Bell et al. (1979) +1 other reference

Brazil
Espírito Santo Vitória Trindade and Martin Vaz archipelago ⓘ Trindade island	doi.org/10.1007/BF00302491 +6 other references
Pará Oriximiná Acaraí range ⓘ Mutum alkaline complex	Premoli et al. (1981)
Paraná Cerro Azul Mato Preto carbonatite complex ⓘ Clugger orebody	JENKINS II (1987)

Cameroon
Southwest Region Fako Buea ⓘ Mount Etinde	doi.org/10.1017/S0016756800064128 +8 other references

Canada
British Columbia Golden Mining Division ⓘ Ice River Alkaline Complex	Dunning G.E. et al. (2018)
Northwest Territories Mazenod Lake District ⓘ Big Spruce Lake carbonatite	Orris et al. (2002)
Nunavut Kivalliq Region ⓘ Kaminak Lake alkalic pluton	Davidson (1970)
Ontario Thunder Bay District Killala Lake Area ⓘ Prairie Lake carbonatite	WU et al. (2017) +1 other reference
Québec Laurentides Deux-Montagnes RCM ⓘ Oka complex	Davidson (1963)

Cape Verde
Barlavento Islands São Vicente Island ⓘ Basal Complex	Ancochea et al. (2010) +1 other reference
ⓘ São Vicente Edifice	Ancochea et al. (2010) +1 other reference
Sotavento Islands ⓘ Brava Island	Mitchell-Thomé (1976) +8 other references
ⓘ Maio Island	Stillman et al. (1982) +5 other references
ⓘ Santiago Island	Silva (Cape Verde Republic) +9 other references

China
Liaoning Dandong Kuandian County ⓘ Saima U-REE deposit	Wu et al. (2023) +1 other reference
Sichuan Bazhong Nanjiang Co. ⓘ Pinghe	Bai et al. (1985) +1 other reference
Guangyuan Lizhou District ⓘ Shuimo Mine	Bai et al. (1985)
Wangcang County ⓘ Lijiahe	Bai et al. (1985)
Liangshan Yi Dechang County ⓘ Daxiangping	Zhang et al. (Eds.)
Puge County ⓘ Liushaxiang	Zhang et al. (Eds.)
Panzhihua Miyi County ⓘ Maomaogou Complex	Zhang et al. (Eds.)
Yunnan Honghe Gejiu City ⓘ Jijie	Huang et al. (1996)

Comoros
ⓘ Mohéli	Strong (1972) +5 other references

Czech Republic
Central Bohemian Region Rakovník District Čistá Čistá ring ⓘ Hůrky	Kopecky (1987)
Karlovy Vary Region Cheb District Ovesné Kladruby ⓘ Podhorní hill (Podhora)	Kaiser et al. (1986) +5 other references
Karlovy Vary District ⓘ Doupovské Hory Mountains	Kopecky (1966) +5 other references
Liberec Region Liberec District Osečná ⓘ Osečná Complex	Ulrych +8 other references
Ústí nad Labem Region Chomutov District ⓘ Loučná pod Klínovcem	Pivec et al. (1982) +3 other references

DR Congo
North Kivu Beni Territory Bashu ⓘ Bingo carbonatite	Woolley et al. (1995) +2 other references

Finland
North Ostrobothnia Kuusamo ⓘ Iivaara Intrusion (Ijola)	Kramm et al. (1993) +1 other reference

France
French Polynesia Austral Islands ⓘ Macdonald Seamount	Stoffers et al. (1989) +1 other reference

Greenland
Sermersooq Kangerlussuaq Fjord Prinsen af Wales Bjerge ⓘ Batbjerg Mt	Brooks et al. (1981)

India
Andhra Pradesh Prakasam District ⓘ Elchuru Complex	Madhavan et al. (1988) +6 other references
Assam East Karbi Anglong District Samchampi-Samteran alkaline igneous complex ⓘ Samchampi	Kumar et al. (1989) +1 other reference
West Karbi Anglong District ⓘ Jasra	Kumar et al. (1996) +4 other references
Gujarat Chhota Udaipur District Kavant Taluka ⓘ Panwad-Kawant	Sukheswala et al. (1971) +4 other references
Maharashtra Konkan Division Raigad District Murud ⓘ Murud-Janjira	Dessai et al. (1990) +7 other references
Meghalaya East Khasi Hills District ⓘ Sung Valley complex	[Pegmatitic Ijolite] Krishnamurthy (1985) +2 other references
West Khasi Hills District ⓘ Swangkre	RAGHAVAN NAMBIAR (1987) +2 other references
Odisha Nuapada District ⓘ Khariar alkaline complex	Madhavan et al. (1989) +2 other references
Rajasthan Jaipur district Sikar District ⓘ Khetri	Basu et al. (1982) +1 other reference
Jodhpur Division Barmer District ⓘ Kamthai deposit	Bhushan (2015) +1 other reference
Malani Igneous Province ⓘ Sarnu-Dandali	Mishra (1987) +4 other references

Kenya
Homa Bay County ⓘ Homa Mountain complex	Deines et al. (1973) +4 other references
ⓘ Kisingiri Volcano	Deines et al. (1973) +15 other references
ⓘ Rangwa carbonatite complex	Deines et al. (1973) +3 other references
ⓘ Lake Simbi Crater	Le Bas (1977)
ⓘ Nyamaji Volcanic Complex	Le Bas (1970) +1 other reference
ⓘ Ruri complex	Deines et al. (1973) +3 other references
ⓘ Usaki Ijolite Complex	Pulfrey (1949) +4 other references
ⓘ Wasaki Peninsula and Ruri Hills Phonolites	Le Bas (1977)
Kajiado County ⓘ Lake Magadi	doi.org (n.d.) +1 other reference
ⓘ Magadi Volcanic Area	Baker (1958) +5 other references
Kericho County ⓘ Buru carbonatite	Deans et al. (1984) +1 other reference
Kwale County ⓘ Jombo Hill	Hayward (pers.. comm. 1999) +7 other references

Malawi
Northern Region Rumphi Rumphi Igneous Complex ⓘ Mphompha Intrusion	Hopkins +2 other references
Southern Region Phalombe ⓘ Tundulu Ring Complex	Garson (1962) +2 other references
Zomba ⓘ Nchisi Island (Chilwa Island; Shirwa Island)	Garson et al. (1958) +5 other references

Mali
Kidal Region Tessalit Cercle ⓘ Adrar Tadhak Complex	Fabre et al. (1982) +2 other references
ⓘ Anezrouf Complex	Sauvage et al. (1985)
ⓘ In Amadial Complex	Sauvage et al. (1985)
ⓘ In Imanal Complex	Sauvage et al. (1985) +2 other references

Mexico
Tamaulipas ⓘ El Picacho Tertiary intrusive complex	Elias-Herrera et al. (1991)

Mongolia
Dornod Province Dashbalbar District ⓘ Döch Gol	Andreyeva et al. (1987)
Khövsgöl Province Ulaan-Uul District ⓘ Kaskangol	Pavlenko (1974)
ⓘ Middle Beltesin	Pavlenko (1974)

Morocco
Fès-Meknès Region Ifrane Province Azrou Cercle ⓘ Azrou Area	Cherotzky +4 other references

Myanmar
Mandalay Region Pyin-Oo-Lwin District ⓘ Mogok Township	Chhibber et al. (1934) +1 other reference

Namibia
Khomas Region Windhoek Rural Auas Mountains Occurrences ⓘ Regenstein Vent	Gevers (1933) +3 other references
Kunene Region Epupa ⓘ Epembe Complex	Ferguson et al. (1975) +1 other reference
ǁKaras Region ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency ⓘ Dicker Willem (Dicker Wilhelm; Garubberg)	Jackson +7 other references
ⓘ Granitberg Complex	Verwoerd (1967) +3 other references

North Korea
Kangwon Province Kimhwa County ⓘ Hasong Intrusion	Paek et al. (1993)
ⓘ Songsan-Konchon Intrusion	Paek et al. (1993)

Norway
Telemark Nome ⓘ Fen Complex
ⓘ Melteig Farm	Mitchell (1980)

Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Buner District ⓘ Koga Nepheline Syenite Intrusion	Siddiqui et al. (1968) +2 other references

Poland
Podlaskie Voivodeship ⓘ Tajno alkaline-carbonatite massif	Volume 26 +18 other references

Russia
Buryatia Baunt District Vitim Plateau ⓘ Mukhalski massif	[Ijolite-urtite] Doroshkevich et al. (2012)
Irkutsk Oblast ⓘ Beloziminskoe	Ashchepkov +9 other references
ⓘ Bol'shetagninskoe Massif	Савельева et al. (2021)
ⓘ Bol’shaya Tagna massif	Andreeva et al. (2006) +3 other references
ⓘ Nizhnesayanskii carbonatite	Kogarko et al. (1995)
ⓘ Sredhaya Zima Complex	Stifeeva et al. (2023)
ⓘ Srednyaya Zima alkaline-ultramafic carbonatite complex	Prokopyev et al. (2024)
ⓘ Tazheranskii Massif
ⓘ Zhidoiskii massif (Zhidoi)	Rasskazov et al. (2007)
Khabarovsk Krai Ayano-Maysky district ⓘ Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif	Lennikov et al. (2004)
Krasnoyarsk Krai Enisei Range (Yenisei Ridge; Enisei Ridge) ⓘ Transangara alkali massif	Sazonov et al. (2007)
Maimecha and Kotui Rivers Basin ⓘ Gulinskii massif (Guli)	Sorokhtina et al. (2019)
ⓘ Odikhincha massif	Zaitsev et al. (2017) +2 other references
Sharypovsky district ⓘ Goryachegorsk massif	[Ijolite-urtite] Pal'yanova et al. (2015) +2 other references
ⓘ Upper Petropavlovka massif	V. V. Vrublevskii et al. (2020)
Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District ⓘ Kresty Volcano–Plutonic Complex	Sazonov et al. (2024)
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ Afrikanda complex	[Pegmatitic Ijolite] Kukharenko et al
ⓘ Gremyakha-Vyrmes Massif	[Ijolite-urtite] Lykova et al. (2009) +2 other references
Kandalakshsky District ⓘ Kandaguba complex	[Calcite ijolite] Rukhlov et al. (2015)
ⓘ Khibiny Massif	Kogarko et al. (1995)
Koashva Mt ⓘ Koashva Open Pit	Khomyakov et al. (2002)
Kola Peninsula ⓘ Salmagorsky complex	Korobeinikov et al. (1998) +1 other reference
Kolsky District ⓘ Seblyavr Massif	Kogarko et al. (1995)
Kovdorsky District ⓘ Kovdor Massif	Mikhailova et al. (2015) +1 other reference
ⓘ Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine	Locality description
Kukisvumchorr Mt Kirovskii apatite mine ⓘ 252 m level	Yakovenchuk et al. (2024)
Lovozersky District ⓘ Kedykverpakhk Mountain	Pakhomovsky et al. (2014)
Northern Karelia ⓘ Sallanlatvi Massif	Zaitsev et al. (2004)
Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif ⓘ Petyayan-vara carbonatite	Kozlov et al. (2017)
ⓘ Salmagorskii	[Ijolite-urtite] Kukharenko et aI. +2 other references
Turii Cape ⓘ Turii alkaline massif (Turiy massif)	Liferovich et al. (2006)
Republic of Karelia Loukhsky District ⓘ Tiksheozero massif (Tkishozerskii massif; Tiksheozersky)	www.researchgate.net (n.d.) +1 other reference
Sakha Anabar River basin ⓘ Mayat-Vodorazdel’nyi	Okrugin et al. (2024)
ⓘ Arbarastakh complex	[Ijolite-urtite] Kruk et al. (2021) +1 other reference
Eastern Aldan ⓘ Ingili-Algoma cluster	Shadenkov (1989)
ⓘ Gornoozerskii carbonatite complex (Gornoe Ozero)	Nokleberg
Tuva ⓘ Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit	Andreeva et al. (2007) +2 other references

Saudi Arabia
Tabuk Region ⓘ Sawda Complex	Liddicoat et al. (1986)

Spain
Canary Islands Las Palmas Province ⓘ Fuerteventura	Coello et al. (92) +9 other references
Fuerteventura Basal Complex ⓘ Esquinzo ultra-alkaline complex	[Ijolite-urtite, Pegmatitic Ijolite] Casillas et al. (2024)

Sweden
Västernorrland County Sundsvall ⓘ Alnö Complex	Kresten +39 other references
Näset ⓘ Brännäs Dock	Ighe (2011)

Tanzania
Arusha Region Monduli District Kerimasi volcano ⓘ Trig Point Hill flow	Mitchell et al. (2021)
Ngorongoro District ⓘ Mosonik Volcano	Mitchell et al. (2022)
ⓘ Sadiman volcano	Zaitsev et al. (2012)

United Arab Emirates
Emirate of Sharjah ⓘ Masfut Complex	Nasir et al. (2003)

USA
Arkansas ⓘ Arkansas Alkaline Province	Benton et al. (2026)
Garland County ⓘ Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs)	Eby et al. (2025)
Hot Spring County ⓘ Magnet Cove	Eby et al. (2025)
ⓘ Diamond Jo Quarry	Locality description
Colorado Gunnison County White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District) ⓘ Iron Hill deposit	Olson (1974) +1 other reference
Hawaii Kauai County Kauai Island ⓘ Koloa Volcanic Series	Macdonald et al. (1960) +1 other reference

Vietnam
Bac Kan Province Chợ Đồn District ⓘ Cho Don-Ngoi Biec Occurrence	Chi
ⓘ Pia Ma Intrusion	Chi
Sơn La Province Bắc Yên District ⓘ Ban Phuc	Chi

Zimbabwe
Manicaland Buhera District Chishanyi ⓘ Chishanya complex	Swift (1952)
ⓘ Dorowa Phosphate Mine	Meck et al. (2011)
ⓘ Shawa complex	Walsh et al. (1997)

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