Ecandrewsite - Zincian pyrophanite from lujavrite, Pilansberg alkaline complex, South Africa

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1169-1178

  Mitchell, Roger H ^a   Liferovich, Ruslan P ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecandrewsite; Lujavrite; Pilansberg; Pyrophanite; Solid solution series; South Africa; Subsolidus alteration

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; FLUIDS; NEPHELINE SYENITE;

ACCESSORY MINERALS; ALKALINE FLUIDS; LUJAVRITE;

TITANATE MINERALS;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ECANDREWSITE; PYROPHANITE;

EID: 7944220631     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.42.4.1169     Document Type: Article

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