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A note on some Dalradian stilpnomelanes and their oxidation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2018
Summary
The widespread ferristilpnomelane in Dalradian metabasites of the south-west Scottish Highlands has usually formed by secondary oxidation of primary ferrostilpnomelane, probably during weathering. Ferrostilpnomelane oxidizes readily in polished thin sections open to the atmosphere over a period of months, and microprobe examination of the resulting ferristilpnomelane suggests a change in the role of potassium in the structure during oxidation.
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- Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1976
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Present address: Dept. of Geology, The University, Edinburgh EH9 3JW
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