Potassic glass and calcite carbonatite in lapilli from extrusive carbonatites at Rangwa Caldera Complex, Kenya

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 931-955

  Rosatelli, G ^a   Wall, F ^b   Le Bas, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonatite; Kenya; Nephelinite; Rangwa Caldera Complex

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALS; GLASS; PETROGRAPHY;

ELECTRON MICROPROBE;

MINERALOGY;

CARBONATITE; LAPILLI; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MIXING; PETROGENESIS; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANIC ASH;

KENYA;

EID: 0346118784     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461036750152     Document Type: Article

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