Micron-to atomic-scale investigation of rare earth elements in iron oxides

NJ Cook, CL Ciobanu, K Ehrig, AD Slattery… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hematite (α-Fe2O3) and magnetite (Fe3O4) readily accommodate a wide range of minor
and trace elements from across the periodic table at up to wt.% concentrations. This prompts …

Polysomatic intergrowths between amphiboles and non-classical pyriboles in magnetite: smallest-scale features recording a protracted geological history

YTC Rodriguez, CL Ciobanu… - American …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Non-classical pyriboles (NCPs) have tetrahedral silicate chains (Ibeam) of multiplicity higher
than single (pyroxene) or double (amphibole) Ibeams and are known from amphiboles in …

Tin-bearing magnetite with nanoscale Mg-Si defects: Evidence for the early stages of mineralization in a skarn system

J Xu, CL Ciobanu, NJ Cook, AD Slattery… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tin-bearing magnetite is reported from several types of magmatic-hydrothermal ore
deposits. The question of whether tin is incorporated within solid solution, as Sn4+, or as …

Skarn-style alteration in Proterozoic metasedimentary protoliths hosting IOCG mineralization: the Island Dam Prospect, South Australia

W Keyser, CL Ciobanu, K Ehrig, M Dmitrijeva… - Mineralium …, 2022 - Springer
New mineralogical, geochemical, and geochronological data are presented for the Island
Dam prospect, Olympic Cu-Au Province, South Australia. Skarn assemblages comprising …

Gamma-enhancement of reflected light images as a routine method for assessment of compositional heterogeneity in common low-reflectance Fe-bearing minerals

Q Zhu, G Xie, NJ Cook, CL Ciobanu… - American …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The incorporation of impurity elements into minerals impacts their physical properties (eg,
reflectance, hardness, and electrical conductivity), but the quantitative relationships between …

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YTC RODRIGUEZ, CL CIOBANU, A SLATTERY… - 2011 - minsocam.org
Non-classical pyriboles (NCPs) have tetrahedral silicate chains (Ibeam) of multiplicity higher
than single (pyroxene) or double (amphibole) Ibeams and are known from amphiboles in …