Subsolidus deuteric/hydrothermal alteration of eudialyte in lujavrite from the Pilansberg alkaline complex, South Africa

Lithos

Volumn 91, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 352-372

  Mitchell, Roger H ^a   Liferovich, Ruslan P ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alteration; Autometasomatic; Eudialyte; Lujavrite; Pilansberg

Indexed keywords

EUDIALYTE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; METASOMATISM; PARAGENESIS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CATAPLEIITE;

EID: 33749864610     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2006.03.025     Document Type: Article

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