Patterns of zonation in rare-earth-bearing minerals in nepheline syenites of the North Qôroq center, South Greenland

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1163-1178

  Coulson, Ian M ^a   Chambers, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apatite; Eudialyte; Fluorcarbonate; Gardar; Greenland; Igaliko; Metasomatism; North Q roq; Rare earth elements; Titanite

Indexed keywords

APATITE; EUDIALYTE; FLUORCARBONATE; METASOMATISM; NEPHELINE SYENITE; PETROGENESIS; REE; TITANITE;

GREENLAND, NORTH QOROQ;

EID: 0030390817     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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