The chemical composition of uraninite in Variscan granites of the Erzgebirge, Germany

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 239-252

  Forster H J ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory minerals; Composition; Electron microprobe; Granites; Uraninite

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY MINERAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GRANITE; URANINITE;

ERZGEBIRGE MOUNTAINS; GERMANY;

EID: 0345211577     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/002646199548466     Document Type: Article

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