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Powellite from Traprain Law, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

M. H. Battey  and
A. A. Moss
M. H. Battey
Affiliation:
Geology Department, King's College, Newcastle upon Tyne
A. A. Moss
Affiliation:
Department of Mineralogy, British Museum (Natural History).
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Summary

Powellite, appearing to be of primary late-magmatic origin, has been found associated with analcime, apophyllite, and calcite in a geode in phonolite. Data are: D 4·40, ε 1·984, ω 1·971, a 5·20 Å, c 11·43 Å, CaO 27·8, MoO3 61·8 (av.), WO3 11·4 (av.).

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Type
Research Article
Information
Mineralogical magazine and journal of the Mineralogical Society , Volume 33 , Issue 257 , June 1962 , pp. 158 - 161
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1962

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