Minor and trace element chemistry of carbonates, apatites and magnetites in some African carbonatites

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 415-425

  Dawson, J B ^a   Steele, I M ^b   Smith, J V ^b   Rivers, M L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Apatite; Carbonate; Carbonatite; Magnetite; Mineral chemistry

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CARBONATE; CARBONATITE; MAGNETITE; MINERAL CHEMISTRY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0029769059     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1996.060.400.03     Document Type: Article

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