New paper on Ca isotopes in carbonatites published!
Calcium isotopic evidence for the mantle sources of carbonatites
Amsellem et al., in Science Advances
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Prof. Frances Wall wins William Smith Medal!
Congratulations to HiTech AlkCarb PI, Frances Wall on winning the Geological Society of London's William Smith Medal. The William Smith Medal is awarded for excellence in applied and economic aspects of geology.
Genetic model for Motzfeldt
Adrian Finch and colleagues publish a review on the processes that led to the formation of the Motzfeldt intrusion in the Gardar Province, Greenland, entitled “From Mantle to Motzfeldt” the publication is open access and can be downloaded here.
Motzfeldt is included within the Igaliko intrusive centre on this website.
Define, map and name a carbonatite or alkaline igneous REE-HFSE mineral system
Graham Banks and colleagues have published a new paper on "A Workflow to Define, Map and Name a Carbonatite- or Alkaline Igneous-Associated REE-HFSE Mineral System: A Case Study from SW Germany". The manuscript is open access and can be found here.
Scandium - the forgotten Rare Earth
Pete Siegfried and others have published a new paper on scandium "In search of the forgotten rare earth". It can be found here.
Pyrochlore as a monitor for processes at Kaiserstuhl
Ben Walter and colleagues have published a new paper on "Pyrochlore as a monitor for magmatic and hydrothermal processes in carbonatites from the Kaiserstuhl volcanic complex (SW Germany)" Please find the open access publication here
Review of fenites associated with carbonatites
Holly Elliott and collaborators review our understanding of fenites and their association with economic mineralisation using 17 known examples of fenites associated with carbonatites "Fenites associated with carbonatite complexes: A review". The manuscript is open access and can be found here.