Complexly zoned niobian titanite from hedenbergite skarn at Písek, Czech Republic, constrained by substitutions Al(Nb,Ta)Ti-2, Al(F,OH)(TiO)-1 and SnTi-1

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1293-1305

  Cempirek J ^a   Houzar, S ^a   Novak M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Czech Republic; Electron microprobe; Fluorine; Moldanubian zone; Niobium; Skarn; Substitutions; Tin; Titanite

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM; CZECH REPUBLIC; ELECTRON MICROPROBE; MOLDANUBIAN ZONE; SKARN; SUBSTITUTIONS; TITANITE;

ALUMINUM; BISMUTH; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISSOLUTION; FELDSPAR; FLUORINE; IRON ORES; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFIDE MINERALS; TANTALUM; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TIN; TUNGSTATE MINERALS;

NIOBIUM;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; HEDENBERGITE; NIOBIUM; SUBSTITUTION; TITANITE; ZONING;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; JIHOCESKY; PISEK;

NIOBIA;

EID: 69249232201     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2008.072.6.1293     Document Type: Article

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