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A Note on the Occurrence of Columbite in the Younger Granites of the Jos Plateau, Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

T. U. John
Affiliation:
c/o Amalgamated Tin Mines of Nigeria, Ltd., Rayfield, Post Office, Jos, N. Nigeria.
K. L. Paulo
Affiliation:
c/o Amalgamated Tin Mines of Nigeria, Ltd., Rayfield, Post Office, Jos, N. Nigeria.

Abstract

Of the various members of the Younger Granite Complex columbite is found only in the biotite granites. It occurs as an accessory mineral, and varies in amount in different types.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1954

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