Nature and origin of an LCT-suite pegmatite with late-stage sodium enrichment, Brazil Lake, yarmouth county, Nova Scotia. II. Implications of stable isotopes (δ18o, δd) for magma source, internal crystallization and nature of sodium metasomatism

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 745-764

  Kontak, Daniel J ^a   Kyser, T Kurtis ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Albitization; Brazil Lake; LCT granitic pegmatite; Nova Scotia; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALBITIZATION; BRAZIL LAKE; LCT GRANITIC PEGMATITE; NOVA SCOTIA; STABLE ISOTOPES;

CESIUM; CRYSTALLIZATION; FELDSPAR; GARNETS; ISOTOPES; LAKES; LITHIUM; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICA; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; NIOBIUM; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; RESERVOIRS (WATER); ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; TANTALUM;

GRANITE;

ALBITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FELDSPAR; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; METASOMATISM; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; MINERALOGY; MUSCOVITE; PEGMATITE; SILURIAN; SODIUM; STABLE ISOTOPE; TERRANE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EPINEPHELUS FASCIATOMACULOSUS;

EID: 70350180098     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.47.4.745     Document Type: Article

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