Tetraferriphlogopite from the Siilinjärvi carbonatite complex, Finland

Chemical and physical data is given for tetraferriphlogopite from the Siilinjärvi carbonatite complex, eastern Finland. Chemical analyses show Al deficiency in the tetrahedral sites of the mineral, this being compensated for by the Fe3+ ion. The presence of ferric iron in this coordination causes th...

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Main Author: K. Puustinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of Finland 1973-06-01
Series:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
Online Access:http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume45/sgs_bt_045_1_pages_035_042.pdf