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Sequence of mineral assemblages in differentiated granitic pegmatites

January 1, 1983

Revised sequence is (1) plagioclase, quartz, muscovite, (2) plagioclase, quartz, (3) quartz, perthite, plagioclase, (4) perthite, quartz, (5) quartz, plagioclase, perthite, spodumene (or petalite), amblygonite, (6) quartz, spodumene (or petalite), (7) quartz, microcline or perthite, (8) quartz, and (9) lepidolite or lithian mica, plagioclase, quartz, microcline.

Publication Year 1983
Title Sequence of mineral assemblages in differentiated granitic pegmatites
DOI 10.2113/gsecongeo.78.5.854
Authors J.J. Norton
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Economic Geology
Index ID 70011322
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse