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Titaniferous clinohumite from Gardiner Plateau Complex, East Greenland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

T. F. D. Nielsen  and
O. Johnsen
T. F. D. Nielsen
Affiliation:
Institute of Petrology and Geological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5–7, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
O. Johnsen
Affiliation:
Institute of Petrology and Geological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5–7, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Summary

Titaniferous clinohumite occurs as a major constituent in the centres of late magmatic veins in the Tertiary ultramafic, strongly alkaline Gardiner Plateau Complex in East Greenland (69° N. and 32° W.). The complex is briefly described and an electron microprobe analysis of titaniferous clinohumite is presented. This gives the following: 38·44% SiO2, 2·99% TiO2, 4·87% FeO, 51·89% MgO, 1·3% F, H2Ocalc 1·50%, and total 100·44%. Optical data, density, and unit cell dimensions are also presented. Of magmatic occurrences, titaniferous clinohumite has otherwise only been reported in certain kimberlites and carbonatites.

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Research Article
Information
Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 42 , Issue 321 , March 1978 , pp. 99 - 101
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1978

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