Burbankite, a (Sr,REE,Na,Ca)-carbonate in fluid inclusions from carbonatite-derived fluids: Identification and characterization using Laser Raman spectroscopy, SEM-EDX, and synchrotron micro-XRF analysis

American Mineralogist

Volumn 84, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 1117-1125

  Bühn, Bernhard ^a,b   Rankin, Andrew H ^b   Radtke, Martin ^c,d   Haller, Martin ^c   Knöchel, Arndt ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DESY   (Germany)

^d LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCITE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBONATION; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORIDE MINERALS; CRYSTALS; FLUORSPAR; MINERALOGY; NEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM METALLOGRAPHY; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

COMPOSITIONAL RANGE; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; HIGH CAPABILITIES; HIGH FIELD STRENGTHS; LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS; LARGE ION LITHOPHILE ELEMENTS; LASER RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CARBONATE; FLUID INCLUSION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0342445439     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1999-7-814     Document Type: Article

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