Chemical characteristics of natural zirconolite

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 433-459

  Gieré, Reto ^a   Williams, C Terry ^b   Lumpkin, Gregory R ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c Materials Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actinides; Mineral chemistry; Rare earth elements; Substitution; Zirconolite

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY MINERAL; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; ZIRCONOLITE;

EID: 0032434989     PISSN: 00367699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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