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| Fluorite crystal showing optically visible sectoral zoning between {321} and {100}sectors. From the upper Mex-Tex Mine, Hansonburg Mining District, Bingham, NM. | Fluorite crystal showing optically visible sectoral zoning between {100} and {111}sectors. From KaraOba, Kazakstan. | Fluorite crystal showing optically visible sectoral zoning between {100} and {110}sectors. From Mina La Collada, Spain |
For reprints email John Rakovan at Rakovajf@muohio.edu
Bosze, S., Rakovan, J., and Lueth, V.W. (In press) Intra-deposit Rare Earth Element chemistry from the Hansonburg Mining District, Bingham, New Mexico. Economic Geology.
Partey, F., Lev, S., Casey, E., Widom, E., Lueth, V. and Rakovan, J. (2009) Source of fluorine and petrogenesis of the Rio Grande Rift type barite-fluorite-galena deposits. Economic Geology. 104: 505-520
Bosze, S. and Rakovan, J. (2002) Surface structure controlled sectoral zoning of the Rare Earth Elements in fluorite from Long Lake, N.Y. and Bingham, N.M. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 66, 997-1009.
Rakovan, J., Bosze*, S., and Lanzirotti, A. (2001) Evaluating Heterogeneous Reactivity at the Mineral-Water Interface from Sectoral Zoning of REEs, Sr and Y in Fluorite. Research Highlights, National Synchrotron Light Source 2000 Activity Report, 2-53 - 2-56.
Lev, S., Partey, F., Casey, E., Widom, E., Lueth, V. and Rakovan, J. (2005) Source of fluorine and petrogenesis of the RioGrande Rift type barite-fluorite-galena deposits. Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts with Program.
Wright, C.L. and Rakovan, J. (2001) Color, its cause, and
relation to REE chemistry and paragenesis of fluoritesfrom the
Hansonburg Mining District in Bingham, NM. 2001 Goldschmidt Conference
Abstracts with Program.
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