Sovite Explained

Sovite
Alternative Name:	Calciocarbonate
Type:	Igneous
Composition:	Majority Calcite

Sovite (or sövite) is the coarse-grained variety (or facies) of carbonatite, an intrusive, igneous rock. The fine-grained variety of carbonatite is known as alvikite.^[1] The two varieties are distinguished by minor and trace element compositions.^[2] Sovite is often a medium-to-coarse-grained calcite rock with variable accessory amphibole, biotite, pyrite, pyrochlore and fluorite.^[3]

See also

• Panda Hill Carbonatite

Notes and References

1. Kresten. Peter. Troll. Valentin R.. 2018. The Alnö Carbonatite Complex, Central Sweden. GeoGuide. en-gb. 10.1007/978-3-319-90224-1. 978-3-319-90223-4 . 135266142 . 2364-6497.
2. http://sajg.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/102/2/109 M. J. Le Bas, Sovite and alvikite; two chemically distinct calciocarbonatites C1 and C2, South African Journal of Geology; June 1999; v. 102; no. 2; p. 109-121
3. Example from central African occurrence. A. R. Woolley, Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World: Africa, Geological Society of London (May 2001), p. 139