Petrology, geochemistry and source characteristics of the Burpala alkaline massif, North Baikal

The Burpala alkaline massif contains rocks with more than 50 minerals rich in Zr, Nb, Ti, Th, Be and rare earth elements (REE). The rocks vary in composition from shonkinite, melanocratic syenite, nepheline and alkali syenites to alaskite and alkali granite and contain up to 10% LILE and HSFE, 3.6%...

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Main Authors: N.V. Vladykin, I.A. Sotnikova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987116300329