Kozoite-(La) Kozoite-(Nd) Image

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Kozoite-(La), Kozoite-(Nd)

Mineral:

Kozoite-(La): La(CO3)(OH)
Kozoite-(Nd): (Nd,La,Sm,Pr)(CO3)(OH)

Comments:

Backscatter electron image of polished section through a sperical aggregate showing the zonation form kosoite-(La) to kosolite-(Nd). (JMPS, v 98, p 138).

Location:

Cavity in alkaline basalt near Mitsukoshi, Saga Prefecture, Japan.

Scale:

See Image.

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