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On the occurrence of varlamoffite at the Sardine tin mine, North Queensland, Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

R. G. Taylor ,
W. R. Morgan  and
D. N. Phillips
R. G. Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, Queensland
W. R. Morgan
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Western Australian Institute of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
D. N. Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Western Australian Institute of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
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Summary

A new occurrence of varlamoffite is described, and the results of chemical analysis, differential thermal analysis, and infra-red spectrographic analysis are presented. It is suggested that varlamoffite is of secondary origin resulting from the attack of meteoric waters on stannite.

Type
Research Article
Information
Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 37 , Issue 289 , March 1970 , pp. 624 - 628
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1970

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