The occurrence of zirconian aegirine and calcic catapleiite (CaZrSi3O9.2H2O) within a nepheline syenite, British Tertiary Igneous Province

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-180

  Preston, Jeremy ^a   Hole, Malcolm ^a   Bouch, Jon ^a   Still, John ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEGIRINE; CATAPLEIITE; DOLERITE; MINERALOGY; NEPHELINE SYENITE; TERTIARY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032461441     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg34020173     Document Type: Article

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