Quartz solubility at low temperatures

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 2553-2558

  Rimstidt, J Donald ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; LOW TEMPERATURE; QUARTZ; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0031435077     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00103-8     Document Type: Article

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