The compositional evolution of pollucite from African granitic pegmatites

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 317-331

  Teertstra, David K ^a   Černý, Petr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; GRANITE; PEGMATITE; POLLUCITE;

AFRICA;

EID: 0031418233     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00106-1     Document Type: Article

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