An SEM examination of the chalcopyrite disease texture and its genetic implications

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-97

  Nagase, Toshiro ^a   Kojima, Shoji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Back scattered electron image; Chalcopyrite disease; Coprecipitation mechanism; Lamellae; Replacement reaction; Sphalerite; Triangular habit

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE DISEASE; COPRECIPITATION; REPLACEMENT REACTION; SEM; SPHALERITE;

EID: 0030834062     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1997.061.404.09     Document Type: Article

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