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New Data on the Chemical Composition of Lithium Micas from Granitic Pegmatites of the Murzinka Pluton, Central Urals, Russia

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Micas from granitic pegmatites of the Mokrusha and Ministerskaya mines within the Murzinka Pluton in the Central Urals are polylithionite, sokolovaite, trilithionite, Li-bearing muscovite, and annite–phlogopite in solid solution. Chromium and magnesium, which are uncommon elements for light mica that were detected in micas from both mines indicate pegmatite contamination by the material of the host rocks. The low K/Rb and Ta/Nb ratios testify to a very high degree of pegmatite differentiation of both mines.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to I.V. Pekov for the samples kindly placed at our disposal and discussion of the data obtained. N.V. Sorokhtina and A.R. Kotelnikov are thanked for their valuable comments and additions.

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  1. Department of Geology, Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    T. A. Gvozdenko, I. A. Baksheev & V. O. Yapaskurt

  2. State Geological Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, 125009, Moscow, Russia

    T. A. Gvozdenko & E. I. Gerasimova

  3. Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow Oblast, Russia

    D. A. Khanin

  4. Institute of Geology and Geochemistry, Urals Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 620016, Ekaterinburg, Russia

    M. V. Chervyakovskaya

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Gvozdenko, T.A., Baksheev, I.A., Gerasimova, E.I. et al. New Data on the Chemical Composition of Lithium Micas from Granitic Pegmatites of the Murzinka Pluton, Central Urals, Russia. Moscow Univ. Geol. Bull. 75, 387–394 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0145875220040079

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