The formation of sulfides during alteration of biotite to chlorite-corrensite

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 649-657

  Li, Gejing ^a,b   Peacor, Donald R ^a   Essene, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AEM; Altered Biotite; Biotite; Chlorite; Corrensite; Hydrobiotite; Pyrite; Sphalerite; TEM

Indexed keywords

CHLORITE MINERALS; DECOMPOSITION; INCLUSIONS; MICA; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDUCTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOTITE; CORRENSITE; MASS BALANCE EQUATIONS;

CLAY MINERALS;

BIOTITE; CHLORITE; CLAY MINERAL; CORRENSITE; DIAGENESIS; MINERAL ALTERATION; SULFIDE;

MICA;

EID: 0032438894     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/ccmn.1998.0460605     Document Type: Article

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