Magnesiofoitite from the uranium deposits of the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 959-965

  Rosenberg, Philip E ^a   Foit Jr , Franklin F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athabasca Basin; Dravite; Electron microprobe data; Magnesiofoitite; Saskatchewan; Tourmaline

Indexed keywords

ATOM PROPORTIONS; DRAVITE; MAGNESIOFOITITE; STRUCTURAL FORMULA; TOURMALINE;

COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERAL RESOURCES; STOICHIOMETRY; URANIUM DEPOSITS;

MINERALOGY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DRAVITE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; MINERAL DEPOSIT; STOICHIOMETRY; TOURMALINE;

ATHABASCA BASIN; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33748473571     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.44.4.959     Document Type: Article

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