Mineralogy of peralkaline lamproites from the Raniganj Coalfield, India

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 457-477

  Mitchell, R H ^a   Fareeduddin, ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Amphibole; Bazirite; India; Lamproite; Lorenzenite; Phlogopite; Raniganj; Spinel; Titanian aegirine

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; BAZIRITE; INDIA; LAMPROITE; LORENZENITE; PHLOGOPITE; RANIGANJ; SPINEL; TITANIAN AEGIRINE;

CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMITE; CHROMITE DEPOSITS; COAL DEPOSITS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FELDSPAR; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ILMENITE; MAGNETITE; MICA; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; OLIVINE; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SODIUM; VALUE ENGINEERING; ZIRCONIUM;

SILICATE MINERALS;

AMPHIBOLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LAMPROITE; MINERALOGY; PARAGENESIS; PERALKALINE ROCK; PHLOGOPITE; TRACE ELEMENT;

INDIA; RANIGANJ; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 78650296413     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2009.073.3.457     Document Type: Article

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