Mineralogy of stalactites formed by subaerial weathering of natrocarbonatite hornitos at Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 437-444

  Mitchell, R H ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mineralogy; Natrocarbonatite; Oldoinyo Lengai; Stalactites

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; MINERALS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; PH EFFECTS; WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; NATROCARBONATITE; NATROCARBONATITE HORNITOS; NATROCARBONATITE LAVA; STALACTITES; SUBAERIAL WEATHERING;

MINERALOGY;

CALCITE; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DECOMPOSITION; MINERALOGY; STALACTITE; SUBAERIAL EXPOSURE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; OLDOINYO LENGAI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

TRONA;

EID: 33751253130     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461067040344     Document Type: Article

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