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Zircon morphology as a Crystallogenetic indicator
Author(s) -
Kostov I.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
kristall und technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0023-4753
DOI - 10.1002/crat.19730080103
Subject(s) - zircon , alkalinity , morphology (biology) , mineral , crystallization , mineralogy , geology , geochemistry , chemistry , biology , ecology , paleontology , organic chemistry
Eight types of zircon habits are differentiated on the basis of structural and morphological considerations and their significance for the genesis of the mineral is discussed. Rate of crystallization and mobility of the constituents, including alkalinity, account for the variation of the zircon crystals from bipyramidal to prismatic.