Rare-element mineralogy and internal evolution of the Rutherford #2 pegmatite, Amelia County, Virginia: A classic locality revisited

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 339-353

  Lumpkin, Gregory R ^a  

^a Materials Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allanite; Amelia; Cassiterite; Columbite tantalite; Fergusonite; Fersmite; Fractionation; Granitic pegmatite; Microlite; Monazite; Virginia; Wodginite; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ALLANITE; CASSITERITE; COLUMBITE; FERGUSONITE; FERSMITE; FRACTIONATION; MICROLITE; MONAZITE; PEGMATITE; TANTALITE; WODGINITE; ZIRCON;

USA, VIRGINIA;

EID: 0031791191     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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