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Lithium tourmalines from the Meldon aplite, Devonshire, England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

M. N. Chaudhry
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of the Panjab, Lahore, Pakistan
R. A. Howie
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, King's College, London, WC2R 2LS

Summary

Seven chemical analyses of pink or green tourmalines belonging to the elbalte-schorl series, along with their physical, optical, and X-ray data are presented. Linear variation diagrams showing the relationship between composition and refractive indices, specific gravities, and cell parameters are constructed. Relationship between colour and chemical composition is also discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1976

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