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Gonçalves, Antonio Olimpio; Melgarejo, Joan-Carles; Alfonso, Pura; Amores, Sandra; Paniagua, Andrés; Neto, Andrés Buta; Morais, Eduardo Alves; Camprubí, Antoni (2019) The Distribution of Rare Metals in the LCT Pegmatites from the Giraúl Field, Angola. Minerals, 9 (10). 580 doi:10.3390/min9100580

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TitleThe Distribution of Rare Metals in the LCT Pegmatites from the Giraúl Field, Angola
JournalMinerals
AuthorsGonçalves, Antonio OlimpioAuthor
Melgarejo, Joan-CarlesAuthor
Alfonso, PuraAuthor
Amores, SandraAuthor
Paniagua, AndrésAuthor
Neto, Andrés ButaAuthor
Morais, Eduardo AlvesAuthor
Camprubí, AntoniAuthor
Year2019 (September 24)Volume9
Page(s)580Issue10
PublisherMDPI AG
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Download URLhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/9/10/580/pdf?version=1571645467
DOIdoi:10.3390/min9100580Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceGonçalves, Antonio Olimpio; Melgarejo, Joan-Carles; Alfonso, Pura; Amores, Sandra; Paniagua, Andrés; Neto, Andrés Buta; Morais, Eduardo Alves; Camprubí, Antoni (2019) The Distribution of Rare Metals in the LCT Pegmatites from the Giraúl Field, Angola. Minerals, 9 (10). 580 doi:10.3390/min9100580
Plain TextGonçalves, Antonio Olimpio; Melgarejo, Joan-Carles; Alfonso, Pura; Amores, Sandra; Paniagua, Andrés; Neto, Andrés Buta; Morais, Eduardo Alves; Camprubí, Antoni (2019) The Distribution of Rare Metals in the LCT Pegmatites from the Giraúl Field, Angola. Minerals, 9 (10). 580 doi:10.3390/min9100580
In(2019, September) Minerals Vol. 9 (10) MDPI AG
Abstract/NotesThe Giraúl granitic pegmatite field in Angola is composed of five pegmatite types, the most evolved belong to the beryl-columbite, beryl-columbite-phosphate and spodumene types. Pegmatites are concentrically zoned with increased grain size toward a quartz core; the most evolved pegmatites have well-developed replacement units. These pegmatites are rich in Nb-Ta oxide minerals and the field has a moderate interest for critical elements such as Ta and Hf. Tourmaline, garnet and micas occur as accessory minerals. The abundance of Zr and Nb-Ta minerals increases with the evolution of the pegmatites, as well as the proportions of beryl and Li-rich minerals. The Ta/(Ta + Nb) ratio in Nb-Ta oxide minerals and the Hf/(Hf + Zr) ratio in zircon also increase with the evolution of the pegmatites and within each pegmatite body from border to inner zones, and especially in the late veins and subsolidus replacements. Textural patterns and occurrence of late veins with Ta-rich minerals suggest that Nb and especially Ta can be enriched in late hydrothermal fluids exsolved from the magma, along with Hf and other incompatible elements as Sn, U, Pb, Sb and Bi.

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Giraúl pegmatite field, Moçâmedes, Namibe Province, Angola
Type I pegmatites, Giraúl pegmatite field, Moçâmedes, Namibe Province, Angola
Type II pegmatites, Giraúl pegmatite field, Moçâmedes, Namibe Province, Angola
Type III pegmatites, Giraúl pegmatite field, Moçâmedes, Namibe Province, Angola
Type V pegmatites, Giraúl pegmatite field, Moçâmedes, Namibe Province, Angola

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LocalityMineral(s)
Type I pegmatites, Giraúl pegmatite field, Moçâmedes, Namibe Province, Angola Beryl, Biotite, Fluorapatite, Garnet Group, Granite, K Feldspar, Leucogranite, Mica Group, Monazite Group, Muscovite, Pegmatite, Quartz, Rose Quartz, Tourmaline, Uraninite, Xenotime, Zircon
Type II pegmatites, Giraúl pegmatite field, Moçâmedes, Namibe Province, Angola Albite, Apatite, Beryl, Biotite, Columbite Group, Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series, Feldspar Group, Garnet Group, K Feldspar, Mica Group, Microcline, Muscovite, Pegmatite, Quartz, Tourmaline, Zircon
Type III pegmatites, Giraúl pegmatite field, Moçâmedes, Namibe Province, Angola Albite, Apatite, Beryl, Muscovite, Pegmatite, Zircon
Type IV pegmatites, Giraúl pegmatite field, Moçâmedes, Namibe Province, Angola Albite, Albitite, Alluaudite, Almandine, Amphibole Supergroup, Amphibolite, Apatite, Beryl, Cassiterite, Columbite Group, Columbite-(Fe), Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series, Diorite, Elbaite, Feldspar Group, Ferrisicklerite, Garnet Group, Granitoid, Heterosite, Holmquistite, K Feldspar, Microcline, Microlite Group, Montebrasite, Muscovite, Oligoclase, Pegmatite, Pyrochlore Group, Quartz, Rutile, Schist, Schorl, Stibiocolumbite, Stibiomicrolite (of Groat et al.), Stibiotantalite, Tantalite, Tantalite-(Mn), Tapiolite, Tourmaline, Triphylite
Type V pegmatites, Giraúl pegmatite field, Moçâmedes, Namibe Province, Angola Albite, Amblygonite, Apatite, Cassiterite, Elbaite, Gahnite, Garnet Group, Lepidolite, Leucogranite, Montebrasite, Muscovite, Nanpingite, Pegmatite, Petalite, Pollucite, Pyrochlore Group, Pyrochlore Supergroup, Quartz, Schist, Spodumene, Stibiocolumbite, Stibiotantalite, Tantalite, Tourmaline, Zircon


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