Zinc- and Y-group-bearing senaite from St Peters Dome, and new data on senaite from Dattas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
'Mineral Y', an unidentified phase described in association with murataite from a pegmatite in the Pikes Peak granite, El Paso County, Colorado (A.M. 59-172) is now found to be a senaite containing ZnO 7.05% and RE2O3 + Y2O3 5.24%, with the Zn and Y-group REE entering the (Ti,Fe,Mn) position. A Zn-bearing senaite from Dattas, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, has ZnO 7.7%.-R.A.H.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1984 |
---|---|
Title | Zinc- and Y-group-bearing senaite from St Peters Dome, and new data on senaite from Dattas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
Authors | E. E. Foord, W. N. Sharp, J. W. Adams |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Mineralogical Magazine |
Index ID | 70013154 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |