Apatite, monazite and allanite; three rare earth minerals from Korsnäs, Finland

In the RE-bearing lead deposit of Korsnäs, apatite is the most common RE-mineral, monazite is a widespread accessory and allanite is a rare constituent. The paper describes one type of each. Also, the physical properties and chemical composition of the minerals are presented. The chemical analyses c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: H. Papunen, O. Lindsjö
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of Finland 1972-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
Online Access:http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume44/sgs_bt_044_2_pages_123_129.pdf