Hydrothermal argentopentlaimdite at El Charcón, Southeastern Spain: Mineral chemistry and conditions of formation

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 939-947

  Morales Ruano, Salvador ^a   Hach Alí, Purificación Fenoll ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Argentopentlandite; Betic Cordillera; Electron microprobe data; Hydrothermal; Reflectivity; Spain; Thermochemical conditions

Indexed keywords

ARGENTOPENTLANDITE; HYDROTHERMAL MINERALIZATION; MINERAL CHEMISTRY; THERMOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS;

SPAIN, BETIC CORDILLERA, EL CHARCON;

EID: 0030433517     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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