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Calzirtite and the mineralogy of residual soils from the Bukusu carbonatite complex, south-eastern Uganda

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

J. W. Baldock
J. W. Baldock*
Affiliation:
Institute of Geological Sciences, Ring Road, Halton, Leeds 15
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Summary

Calzirtite, essentially CaTiZr3O9, has been identified in residual soils from the Bukusu carbonatite complex in Uganda. A satisfactory ultrasonic technique was developed for cleaning the samples prior to studying their mineralogy. Other heavy minerals present include ilmenite, perovskite, melanite, apatite, zircon, and baddeleyite. The properties and composition of calzirtite are compared with the available data from occurrences in the U.S.S.R. The mineral has a metasomatic paragenesis and probably indicates the presence of carbonatized rocks at depth.

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Research Article
Information
Mineralogical magazine and journal of the Mineralogical Society , Volume 36 , Issue 282 , June 1968 , pp. 770 - 774
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1968

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