The occurrence and crystal structure of foitite from a Tungsten-bearing vein at Copper Mountain, Taos County, New Mexico

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1431-1438

  Francis, Carl A ^a   Dyar, M Darby ^b   Williams, Michael L ^c   Hughes, John M ^d  

^a Mineralogical Museum at Harvard University   (United States)

^b MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Copper Mountain; Crystal structure; Foitite; New Mexico; Tourmaline

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FOITITE; TOURMALINE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033507588     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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