Emerald mineralization and metasomatism of amphibolite, khaltaro granitic pegmatite - Hydrothermal vein system, Haramosh Mountains, Northern Pakistan

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1253-1286

  Laurs, Brendan M ^a,c   Dilles, John H ^a   Snee, Lawrence W ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibolite; Emerald; Granitic pegmatite; Hydrothermal vein; Khaltaro; Leucogranite; Metasomatism; Nanga Parbat Haramosh massif; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; EMERALD; LEUCOGRANITE; METASOMATISM; MINERALIZATION; PEGMATITE;

PAKISTAN, HARAMOSH MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030390890     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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