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The occurrence of niobian zirconolite, pyrochlore and baddeleyite in the Kovdor carbonatite complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

C. Terry Williams
C. Terry Williams*
Affiliation:
Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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Abstract

The compositions and textural relationships of the oxide minerals zirconolite, pyrochlore and baddeleyite are described. These occur as accessory minerals, often intergrown with each other, from a phoscorite rock associated with the Kovdor carbonatite complex. Both the zirconolite and baddeleyite have relatively high concentrations of Nb and Ta; the pyrochlore is rich in U and Ta. Backscattered electron images, coupled with detailed microprobe analyses, reveal complex compositional zoning in zirconolite and pyrochlore which reflect changes in the fluid composition during growth of these minerals. A comparison is made of incompatible element ratios Zr/Hf, Nb/Ta and Th/U between the three accessory minerals.

Keywords

zirconolitebaddeleyitepyrochlorecarbonatitesKola PeninsulaRussia
Type
Mineralogy
Information
Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 60 , Issue 401 , August 1996 , pp. 639 - 646
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1996

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