Françoisite-(Ce), a new mineral species from la Creusaz uranium deposit (Valais, Switzerland) and from Radium Ridge (Flinders Ranges, South Australia): Description and genesis

American Mineralogist

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1527-1532

  Meisser, Nicolas ^a   Brugger, Joël ^b,c   Ansermet, Stefan ^a   Thélin, Philippppe ^a   Bussy, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fran oisite (Ce); New mineral; Rare earth elements; Supergene

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; MONAZITE; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; URANIUM; URANIUM DEPOSITS; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

ALLANITE-(CE); AQUEOUS TRANSPORTS; NEW MINERAL; NEW MINERAL SPECIES; OXIDATIVE CONDITIONS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SUPERGENE; UNKNOWN PRIMARRIES;

RADIUM;

ALLANITE; FRACTIONATION; FRANCOISITE; MONAZITE; NEW MINERAL; OXIDATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SUPERGENE PROCESS; URANIUM;

ARKAROOLA; AUSTRALIA; FLINDERS RANGE; MOUNT PAINTER; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SWITZERLAND; VALAIS;

EID: 77957549876     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2010.3413     Document Type: Article

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