| Graupner, T., Melcher, F., Gäbler, H.-E., Sitnikova, M., Brätz, H., Bahr, A. (2010) Rare earth element geochemistry of columbite-group minerals: LA-ICP-MS data. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (4) 691-713 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.4.691 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | concentrations and distribution patterns of columbite-tantalite minerals from Ta-ore provinces worldwide are presented...K EY WORDS : LCT family pegmatites, columbite-tantalite, REE geochemistry, LA-ICP-MS data. Introduction... These include: (1) the Homestead pegmatite, Tantalite Valley, Namaqualand, Namibia, Neoproterozoic (Kibaran)...e.g. Černý, 1989, Fig. 1) using a columbite-tantalite quadrilateral. Three fields TABLE 1. Comparison...fractionation trends of CGM in the columbite-tantalite quadrilateral (XMn (XMn = 100*Mn/ (Mn+Fe)), XTa |
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