The Kenticha rare-element pegmatite, Ethiopia: Internal differentiation, U-Pb age and Ta mineralization

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 723-750

  Küster, Dirk ^a,b,f   Romer, Rolf L ^c   Tolessa, Dandena ^d   Zerihun, Desta ^e   Bheemalingeswara, K ^a   Melcher, Frank ^f   Oberthür, Thomas ^f  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ETHIOPIA   (Ethiopia)

^e Ethiopian Mineral Development Share Company   (Ethiopia)

^f FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Kenticha; Muscovite chemistry; Rare element pegmatite; Ta mineralization; U Pb tantalite dating

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOST ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MAGMATISM; MINERALIZATION; MUSCOVITE; PEGMATITE; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; TANTALITE; TANTALUM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70349999009     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-009-0240-8     Document Type: Article

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