Morphology and mineral chemistry of monazite-zircon-bearing stream sediments of continental placer deposits (SE Germany): Ore guide and provenance marker

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 322-346

  Dill, Harald G ^a   Weber, Berthold ^b   Klosa, Detlev ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystal morphology; Mineral chemistry; Monazite; Placer deposits; SE Germany; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BUILDINGS; CATCHMENTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL INDUSTRY; CRYSTALS; DEPOSITS; DRAINAGE; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; GRANITE; MONAZITE; MONAZITE DEPOSITS; MORPHOLOGY; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; PLACERS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SILICATE MINERALS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES; ZIRCON;

CALCAREOUS SEDIMENTS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGIES; FLUORINE CONCENTRATIONS; MINERAL CHEMISTRY; PLACER DEPOSITS; PRESERVATION POTENTIAL; STATISTICAL TREATMENT;

ZIRCON DEPOSITS;

APLITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HEAVY MINERAL; LITHOLOGY; MONAZITE; PEGMATITE; PLACER DEPOSIT; PROVENANCE; SOURCE ROCK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIBUTARY; ZIRCON;

BOHEMIAN MASSIF; GERMANY;

GARDENIA BRIGHAMII;

EID: 84155171146     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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