The solubility of Nb-Ta-Zr-Hf-W in granitic melts with Li and Li + F: Constraints for mineralization in rare metal granites and pegmatites

Economic Geology

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1013-1025

  Linnen, Robert L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONATION; GRANITE; LITHIUM; MINERALIZATION; PEGMATITE; TANTALITE;

EID: 0032462452     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.93.7.1013     Document Type: Article

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