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Tappe, S., Steenfelt, A., Heaman, L. M., & Simonetti, A. (2009). The newly discovered Jurassic Tikiusaaq carbonatite-aillikite occurrence, West Greenland, and some remarks on carbonatite–kimberlite relationships. Lithos, 112, 385-399.

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Original EntryTappe, S., Steenfelt, A., Heaman, L. M., & Simonetti, A. (2009). The newly discovered Jurassic Tikiusaaq carbonatite-aillikite occurrence, West Greenland, and some remarks on carbonatite–kimberlite relationships. Lithos, 112, 385-399.
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Full ReferenceTappe, S., Steenfelt, A., Heaman, L. M., & Simonetti, A. (2009). The newly discovered Jurassic Tikiusaaq carbonatite-aillikite occurrence, West Greenland, and some remarks on carbonatite–kimberlite relationships. Lithos, 112, 385-399.
Plain TextTappe, S., Steenfelt, A., Heaman, L. M., & Simonetti, A. (2009). The newly discovered Jurassic Tikiusaaq carbonatite-aillikite occurrence, West Greenland, and some remarks on carbonatite–kimberlite relationships. Lithos, 112, 385-399.

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Tikiusaaq carbonatite-aillikite, Sermersooq, Greenland

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Tikiusaaq carbonatite-aillikite, Sermersooq, Greenlandⓘ Aillikite, ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup, ⓘ Amphibolite, ⓘ Apatite, ⓘ Baddeleyite, ⓘ Biotitite, ⓘ Breccia, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Calcite-carbonatite, ⓘ Carbonatite, ⓘ Chrome-Spinel (of Dana), ⓘ Diopside, ⓘ Dolomite, ⓘ Feldspar Group, ⓘ Forsterite, ⓘ Gneiss, ⓘ Ilmenite, ⓘ Katophorite, ⓘ Kimzeyite, ⓘ Magnesio-arfvedsonite, ⓘ Magnesiocarbonatite, ⓘ Magnetite, ⓘ Monticellite, ⓘ Peridotite, ⓘ Perovskite, ⓘ Phlogopite, ⓘ Pyrochlore Group, ⓘ Pyrrhotite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Richterite, ⓘ Rutile, ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite, ⓘ Titanium-bearing Magnetite, ⓘ Zircon

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