Oligocene lamproite containing an Al-poor, Ti-rich biotite, Middle Park, northwest Colorado, USA

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 557-572

  Thompson, R N ^a   Velde, D ^b   Leat, P T ^c   Morrison, M A ^d   Mitchell, J G ^e   Dickin, A P ^f   Gibson, S A ^g  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Al poor Ti rich biotite; Lithospheric mantle; Oligocene lamproite; Richterite

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; LAMPROITE; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; OLIGOCENE; PLUTON;

USA, COLORADO, MIDDLE PARK;

EID: 0031461395     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1997.061.407.08     Document Type: Article

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