Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World write by Alan Robert Woolley. This book was released on 1987. Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This text describes and provides ready access to the literature for all known occurrences of alkaline igneous rocks and carbonatites of Africa. Over 1000 occurrences are described from 40 countries. The descriptions include geographical co-ordinates and information of structure, general geology, rock types, petrography, mineralogy, ages, economic aspects and principal references. There are 348 geological and distribution maps and a locality index.
Phoscorites and Carbonatites from Mantle to Mine: the Key Example of the Kola Alkaline Province
Phoscorites and Carbonatites from Mantle to Mine: the Key Example of the Kola Alkaline Province - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Phoscorites and Carbonatites from Mantle to Mine: the Key Example of the Kola Alkaline Province write by F. Wall. This book was released on 2004-07-01. Phoscorites and Carbonatites from Mantle to Mine: the Key Example of the Kola Alkaline Province available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Phoscorites are dark, often very handsome, sometimes economically valuable, magnetite-apatite-silicate rocks, almost always associated with carbonatite. They are key to understanding the longstanding question of how carbonate and carbonate-bearing magmas rise to the crust and the Earths surface. Despite this, they have been given little attention; a search on geological literature databases will produce thousands of references to carbonatite (up to 4125 on Georef) but not more than thirty references to phoscorite. This book goes some way to redress this balance. Over recent years many European and North American scientists have studied Kola rocks in collaboration with Russian colleagues. The idea for this book came from one such project funded by the European organisation, INTAS (Grant No 97-0722). The Kola Peninsula is one of the outstanding areas in the World for the concentration and economic importance of alkaline rocks. However, Russian work on the Kola complexes is still relatively unknown and a particular aim of this book, as well as presenting current research, is to make this knowledge accessible to English language readers. A large exploration programme on Kola alkaline rocks was active from 1950 to 1990 and involved teams of geologists who studied many kilometres of drill core and carried out detailed mineralogical and petrological studies.
Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 4
Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 4 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 4 write by A.R. Woolley. This book was released on 2019-09-02. Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 4 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The alkaline igneous rocks and carbonatites are compositionally and mineralogically the most diverse of all igneous rocks and, apart from their scientific interest, are of major, and growing, economic importance. They are important repositories of certain metals and commodities, indeed the only significant sources of some of them, and include Nb, the rare earths, Cu, V, diamond, phosphate, vermiculite, bauxite, raw materials for the manufacture of ceramics, and potentially Th and U. The economic potential of these rocks is now widely appreciated, particularly since the commencement of the mining of the Palabora carbonatite for copper and a host of valuable by-products. Similarly, the crucial economic dominance of rare earth production from carbonatite-related occurrences in China, has stimulated the world-wide hunt for similar deposits. This volume describes and provides ready access to the literature for all known occurrences of alkaline igneous rocks and carbonatites of Antarctica, Asia and Europe excluding the former USSR, Australasia and oceanic islands. More than 1,200 occurrences from 59 countries are outlined together with those of 57 oceanic islands and island groups. The descriptions include geographical coordinates and information on general geology, rock types, petrography, mineralogy, age and economic aspects with the principal references cited. There are 429 geological and distribution maps and a locality index. As has been demonstrated by the three earlier volumes, the present book is likely to be of considerable interest to mineral exploration companies, as there are no comprehensive published reviews of the economic aspects of the alkaline rocks. It will also interest research scientists in the fields of igneous petrology and volcanology, and geologists concerned with the regional distribution of igneous rocks and their geodynamic relationships.
The Alnö Carbonatite Complex, Central Sweden
The Alnö Carbonatite Complex, Central Sweden - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Alnö Carbonatite Complex, Central Sweden write by Peter Kresten. This book was released on 2018-07-03. The Alnö Carbonatite Complex, Central Sweden available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This GeoGuide provides an overview of the geology of Alnö, combined with an up-to-date field itinerary. Covering all major geological aspects, it offers an essential summary of Alnö and its intriguing magmatic rocks in a compact form suitable for field excursions and home study alike. As one of the type localities for carbonatite, the late Proterozoic Alnö ring complex has been a crucial site for carbonatite-related research (next to the Fen complex in Norway), and provided one of the earliest test beds for this unique group of igneous rocks. Five geological excursions introduce the visitor to the most rewarding outcrops, including detailed descriptions and a wealth of high-quality colour photographs. The excursions are complemented by a detailed review of the history of scientific investigation on Alnö and, in particular, a catalogue of exotic and common minerals associated with the complex’s carbonatitic and alkaline silicate rocks. Finally, a summary of its trace element and isotope geochemistry as well as a brief outlook on Alnö’s potential as a future source of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) completes the book.
Rare Earth Minerals
Rare Earth Minerals - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rare Earth Minerals write by A.P. Jones. This book was released on 1995-12-31. Rare Earth Minerals available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 30% discount for members of The Mineralogical Society of Britain and Ireland Rare Earth Minerals presents a current overview of this geologically and industrially important group of minerals. It presents a wide variety of formats, crystal structures, petrographic descriptions, analytical data and numerous illustrations from outcrop photos to SEM pictures and crystallographic models.
