Kamafugite
A rock subtype
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A name for the distinctive series of consanguineous rocks Kalsilite-leucite-olivine melilitite, Olivine-pyroxene kalsilitite and Pyroxene-olivine leucitite
Kamafugites are silica-poor (moderately ultrabasic to basic), CaO- and alkali-rich (mostly ultrapotassic) lithologies, generated from strongly metasomatized and heterogeneous mantle sources, with abundant phlogopite and little or no orthopyroxene. Melting of phlogopite- and carbonate-bearing veins is often invoked as being responsible for the ultrapotassic and ultracalcic signatures observed in many kamafugites.
Kamafugites are silica-poor (moderately ultrabasic to basic), CaO- and alkali-rich (mostly ultrapotassic) lithologies, generated from strongly metasomatized and heterogeneous mantle sources, with abundant phlogopite and little or no orthopyroxene. Melting of phlogopite- and carbonate-bearing veins is often invoked as being responsible for the ultrapotassic and ultracalcic signatures observed in many kamafugites.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
48034
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48034:5
Similar Names
| Kamphaugite-(Y) | A valid IMA mineral species | Ca(Y,REE)(CO3)2(OH) · H2O |
Classification of Kamafugite
Mineralogy of Kamafugite
Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
| Feldspathoid > Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Kalsilite | KAlSiO4 |
| Melilite | Melilite was originally described in 1796 from Capo di Bove, Alban Hills, Rome Province, Latium, Italy. |
| Mica > Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Olivine | Commonly used as a synonym for a member of the Fayalite-Forsterite Series, but more generally and properly ... |
| Pyroxene > Clinopyroxene | A petrological term for Clinopyroxene Subgroup. |
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References for Kamafugite
Localities for Kamafugite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
African Plate | |
| Innocenzi et al. (2024) |
Brazil | |
| Innocenzi et al. (2024) | |
China | |
| Yu et al. (2001) +2 other references |
Italy | |
| Bertolani et al. (1994) +2 other references |
| Barbieri et al. (2001) +1 other reference | |
| Sabatini (1903) +6 other references |
| Innocenzi et al. (2024) |
