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Argon Retentivity of Nephelines

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NEPHELINE1 is the most characteristic feldspathoidal mineral in alkaline rocks and occurs in volcanic, plutonic and metasomatic rocks. In particular, these nepheline-bearing rocks occur fairly widely in the Canadian Shield.

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    R. M. MACINTYRE & DEREK YORK

  2. Department of Geology, University of Toronto,

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MACINTYRE, R., YORK, D. & GITTINS, J. Argon Retentivity of Nephelines. Nature 209, 702–703 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209702a0

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