Chemistry of columbite-tantalite minerals in rare metal granitoids, Eastern Desert, Egypt

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 821-836

  Abdalla, H M ^a   Helba, H A ^b   Mohamed, F H ^b  

^a NUCLEAR MATERIALS AUTHORITY   (Egypt)

^b Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Columbite; Eastern Desert; Egypt; Granitoids; Tantalite

Indexed keywords

COLUMBITE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; GRANITOID; TANTALITE;

EGYPT;

EID: 0032449269     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/002646198548197     Document Type: Article

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