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Fluid and mineral inclusions in tourmaline

last update: 04/17/06

Akcay, M., Moon, C. J. and Scott, B. C. (1995) Fluid inclusions and chemistry of tourmalines from the Gumusler Sb-Hg± W Deposits of the Nigde Massif (Central Turkey). Chem Erde, 55, 225-236.

Brandstatter, F. and Niedermayer, G. (1994) Inclusions of native copper and tenorite in cuprian-elbaite tourmaline from Paraiba, Brazil. Gems and Gemology, 30, 178-l83.

Bray, C. J., Spooner, E. T. C. and Thomas, A. V. (1991) Fluid inclusion volatile analysis by heated crushing, on-line gas chromotography; applications to Archean fluids. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 42, 167-193.

Dunn, P. J. (1975) Notes on inclusions in tanzanite and tourmalinated quartz. Journal of Gemmology, 14, 335-338.

Liu, G. & Lu, H. (1986) Fluid inclusion study of gem tourmaline from Xinjiang, China. Geochemistry [Beijing, China], 5(3), pp.234-240.

Lottermoser, B. G. (1987) A fluid inclusion study of the Tourmaline Hill Granite, Umberatana, South Australia; implications for hydrothermal activity and wallrock metasomatism. Mineralogy and Petrology. 36. (2). p.135-148.

Ruggieri, G. and Lattanzi, P. (1992) Fluid inclusion studies on Mt. Capanne pegmatites, Isola Delba, Tuscany, Italy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 4, 1085-1096.

Slivko, M. M. (1965) On inclusions of solutions in crystals of tourmaline. In E. Roedder, Ed. Research on the nature of mineral-forming solutions, International Series of Monographs in Earth Science, 22, Part III, 626-634.

Smirnov, S. V., Peretyazhko, I. S., Prokof’ev, V. Y. and Shebanin, A. P. (2000) The first finding of sassolite (H₃BO₃) in fluid inclusions in minerals. Geologiya I Geofizika, 41, 194-206.

Thomas, A. V. & Spooner, E. T. C. (1988) Fluid inclusions in the system H₂O-CH₄-NaCl-CO₂ from metasomatic tourmaline within the border unit of the Tanco zoned granitic pegmatite, S. E. Manitoba. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 52(5), pp.1065-1075.

Thomas, A. V., Pasteris, Jill Dill, Bray, C. J., and Spooner, Edward T. C. (1990) H₂O-CH₄-NaCl-CO₂ inclusions from the footwall contact of the Tanco granitic pegmatite; Estimates of internal pressure and composition from microthermometry, laser Raman spectroscopy, and gas chromatography. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 54. (3). p. 559-573.

Thomas, R. (2002) Determination of the H₃BO₃ concentration in fluid and melt inclusions in granite pegmatites by laser Raman microprobe spectroscopy. American Mineralogist, 87, 56-68.

Trumbull, R. B. (1995) A fluid inclusion study of the Sinceni rare-element pegmatites of Swaziland. Mineralogy and Petrology, 55, 85-102.

Williams, A. E. and Taylor, M. C. (1996) Mass spectrometric identification of boric acid in fluid inclusions in pegmatite minerals. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 60, 3435-3443.

Darrell Henry is the Campanile Charities Professor of Geology and Geophysics at Louisiana State University whose research specialty is metamorphic petrology. Further details of his professional background are included in an accompanying vita or faculty profile.

To contact Darrell Henry call (225)-578-2693, fax (225)-578-2302 or e-mail dhenry@geol.lsu.edu . Address: Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.

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