Phase relations among selenides, sulfides, tellurides, and oxides: II. Applications to selenide-bearing ore deposits

Economic Geology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 468-484

  Simon, Grigore ^a   Kesler, Stephen E ^a   Essene, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDE; PHASE RELATION; SELENIDE; SULPHIDE; TELLURIDE;

EID: 0031401454     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.92.4.468     Document Type: Article

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