Columbite-Group Minerals from New York Pegmatites: Insights from Isotopic and Geochemical Analyses

Columbite crystals from niobium-yttrium-fluorine (NYF) pegmatites lacking zircon or containing metamict cyrtolite were analyzed for major and minor elements (Electron Microprobe (EMP)), trace elements (Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)), and U-Pb geochronology (...

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Main Authors: Marian V. Lupulescu, Jeffrey R. Chiarenzelli, Mark E. Pecha, Jared W. Singer, Sean P. Regan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Geosciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/8/5/169