Crystal-chemistry of zirconolite and calzirtite from Jacupiranga, Sao Paulo (Brazil)

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 649-660

  Bellatreccia, F ^a   Della Ventura, G ^a   Caprilli, E ^a   Williams, C T ^b   Parodi, G C ^c  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Brazil; Calzirtite; Compositional zoning; Jacupiranga; Mineral chemistry; Zirconolite

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; ZONATION;

BRAZIL; JACUPIRANGA; SAO PAULO;

EID: 0033392107     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/002646199548817     Document Type: Article

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