Origin of 'exotic' minerals in Mississippi salt dome cap rocks: Results of reaction-path modeling

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 667-676

  Saunders, James A ^a   Thomas, Robert C ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINE; CAP ROCK; MINERALOGY; REACTION PATH MODELLING; SALT DOME;

USA, MISSISSIPPI;

EID: 0030222733     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(96)00032-7     Document Type: Article

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