Graftonite-beusite in granitic pegmatites of the superior province: A study in contrasts

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 367-376

  Černý, Petr ^a   Selway, Julie B ^a   Ercit, T Scott ^b   Breaks, Fred W ^c   Anderson, Alan J ^d   Anderson, Scott D ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^c Mines and Minerals Research Centre   (Canada)

^d ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Campbell Resources Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beusite; Crystal chemistry; Fractionation; Graftonite; Granitic pegmatites; Johnsomervilleite; Phosphates; Sarcopside; Superior Province

Indexed keywords

BEUSITE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; GRAFTONITE; JOHNSOMERVILLEITE; PEGMATITE; SARCOPSIDE;

CANADA;

EID: 0031769366     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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