Reconstruction of magmatic to subsolidus processes in an agpaitic system using eudialyte textures and composition: A case study from tamazeght, morocco

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 351-365

  Schilling, Julian ^a   Marks, Michael A W ^a   Wenzel, Thomas ^a   Markl, Gregor ^a  

^a Institut Fudie r Geowissenschaften   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agpaitic rocks; Carbonatite derived fluids; Eudialyte group minerals; Late stage processes; Mineral compositions; Morocco; Tamazeght complex

Indexed keywords

AGPAITIC ROCKS; CARBONATITE-DERIVED FLUIDS; EUDIALYTE-GROUP MINERALS; LATE-STAGE PROCESSES; MINERAL COMPOSITIONS; MOROCCO; TAMAZEGHT COMPLEX;

CALCITE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FELDSPAR; FLUIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALLIC GLASS; MINING; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; ROCKS; SEEPAGE; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL MECHANICS; STRONTIUM; ZEOLITES;

MINERALS;

CANCRINITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COUNTRY ROCK; EOCENE; EUDIALYTE; FELDSPAR; LITHOLOGY; MAGMATISM; PERALKALINE ROCK; PETROGENESIS; PETROGRAPHY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; SODALITE;

AFRICA; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; HIGH ATLAS; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; TADLA-AZILAL;

EID: 67650080783     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.47.2.351     Document Type: Article

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