Trace elements in some Finnish pegmatitic potassium feldspars

Thirty eight potassium feldspar samples from pegmatites were analyzed for K, Na, Ca, Fe, Rb, Sr, Cs, Ba and Pb. The X-ray fluorescence method used and the distribution of the trace elements are described and discussed. Low Ba, high Rb and Cs seem to be characteristic features of the Finnish Precambr...

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Main Authors: R. Lappalainen, K.J. Neuvonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of Finland 1968-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
Online Access:http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume40/sgs_bt_040_pages_059_064.pdf