Geochemical and geological controls on the genesis of gem-quality "Paraíba Tourmaline" in granitic pegmatites from northeastern Brazil

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 277-300

  Beurlen, Hartmut ^a   De Moura, Odúlio J M ^b   Soares, Dwight R ^c   Silva, Marcelo R R D A ^a   Rhede, Dieter ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b HandR Exportação e Importação de Minérios ^*  (Brazil)

^c Science and Technology of Paraíba IFPB   (Brazil)

^d GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borborema province; Brazil; Color zoned elbaite crystals; Copper; Electron microprobe analyses; Para ba tourmaline

Indexed keywords

BORBOREMA PROVINCE; BRAZIL; CU CONTENT; ELBAITE CRYSTALS; ELECTRON MICROPROBE DATA; ELECTRON-MICROPROBE ANALYSES; GEOLOGICAL CONTROL; GRANITIC MAGMAS; GRANITIC PEGMATITE; GREEN COLOR; HYDROTHERMAL MINERALS; INTERMEDIATE ZONE; K-FELDSPAR; MG CONCENTRATIONS; NEOPROTEROZOIC; NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; BORON DEPOSITS; COLOR; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MANGANESE; MICA; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS;

GRANITE;

COLOR; COPPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; GEMSTONE; PEGMATITE; PROBE; QUARTZ; TEXTURE; TOURMALINE; WALL ROCK;

BORBOREMA; BRAZIL;

EID: 79954551602     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.49.1.277     Document Type: Article

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