Accessory mineralogy of orangeite from Swartruggens, South Africa

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 1-19

  Hammond, A L ^a   Mitchell, R H ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BARITE; CALCITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIKE; KIMBERLITE; LAMPROITE; MINERALOGY; PARAGENESIS; PEROVSKITE; SILICATE MINERAL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0442268809     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007100200029     Document Type: Article

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