Myrmekite: Constraints on the available models and a new hypothesis for its formation

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 317-331

  Hippertt, João F ^a   Valarelli, José V ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

K feldspar; Myrmekite; Porphyroblastesis

Indexed keywords

MICROCRACKS; SILICA; SILICON; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRITICAL DISCUSSIONS; K-FELDSPAR; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MYRMEKITE; PORPHYROBLASTESIS; PORPHYROBLASTS; SOUTHEAST BRAZIL; VOLUME CHANGE;

FELDSPAR;

FELDSPAR; MYRMEKITE; PORPHYROBLASTESIS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0031827116     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/10/2/0317     Document Type: Article

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