Mineralogical Magazine; April 2004; v. 68; no. 2;
p. 335-341; DOI: 10.1180/0026461046820190
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FIG. 1. BSE image of a zoned Mn3+-bearing hydrogrossular from the Wessels mine. The grain displays a core (light grey) richer in Mn than the broad rim (dark grey). In addition, a thin complex intermediate zone (white) slightly enriched in Fe is observed.
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