Identification and alteration trends of granitic-pegmatite-hosted (Y,REE,U,Th)-(Nb,Ta,Ti) oxide minerals: A statistical approach

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1291-1303

  Ercit, T Scott ^a  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

"Hjelmite"; "Viethofingite"; Aeschynite; Ampangabeite; Classification; Euxenite; Fergusonite; Granitic pegmatite; Pyrochlore; Samarskite; Statistical analysis; Yttrotantalite (Y)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLAY ALTERATION; CLAY MINERALS; COMPOSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

AESCHYNITE; EUXENITE; FERGUSONITE; GRANITIC-PEGMATITE-HOSTED OXIDE MINERALS; PYROCHLORE; SAMARSKITE; SAMPLE COMPOSITION; YTTROTANTALITE;

OXIDE MINERALS;

MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; PEGMATITE; RADIONUCLIDE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

EID: 29244442298     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.43.4.1291     Document Type: Article

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