Niocalite-cuspidine solid solution and manganoan monticellite from natrocarbonatite, Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 787-799

  Mitchell, R H ^a   Belton, F ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonatite; Cuspidine; Monticellite; Natrocarbonatite; Niocalite; Oldoinyo Lengai; Sulphides; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; FRACTURE TESTING; SILICATES; SULFUR;

FUGACITY; SOLID SOLUTION;

MINERALS;

APATITE; CARBONATITE; MINERALOGY; OXIDE; SILICATE MINERAL; SOLID SOLUTION; SULFIDE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; OLDOINYO LENGAI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

EID: 11144334830     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461046850219     Document Type: Article

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