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	Bambi, A. C. J. M., Costanzo, A., Gonçalves, A. O., Melgarejo, J. C. (2012) Tracing the chemical evolution of primary pyrochlore from plutonic to volcanic carbonatites: the role of fluorine. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (2) 377-392 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.2.07	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Agostinho Neto, Av. 4 de Fevereiro 7, 815 Luanda, Angola Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of Natural Sciences...Tchivira carbonatites occur in a plutonic complex, the Bonga carbonatites represent hypabyssal carbonatites and...(LILE) contents are very low. Pyrochlores from Bonga show oscillatory zonation; the F and Na contents...generations. The core composition is similar to the Bonga pyrochlores. The rims are enriched in Zr, Ta, Th...exsolution in the volcanic carbonatites. K EY WORDS : Angola, carbonatite, zonation in pyrochlore, ﬂuorine,

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