Abstract:Mafic dykes of lamprophyric affinity cropping out along the coastal area of Montevideo city are described. These dykes trend N75º-85º and crosscut 2.1 Ga Paleoproterozoic metamorphic units of the Rio de la Plata craton. They show mainly porphyritic textures with phlogopite and clinopyroxene macrocrysts in a groundmass composed of carbonates, phlogopite, augite, and feldspathoids. Ocellar structures filled by leucite, carbonates and fibrous alkaline amphibole are present. The mineralogical assembly allows their… Show more
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