Black opal from Honduras

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 401-408

  Banerjee, Arun ^a   Wenzel, Thomas ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Black opal; Honduras; Hydrocarbons; Opal A; Porphyrin; Volcanoclastic rocks

Indexed keywords

COLOR; GLASS; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC CARBON; PORPHYRINS; ROCKS; SILICA; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BLACK OPAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL HETEROGENEITIES; ELECTRON MICROPROBES; HONDURAS; OPAL-A; ORGANIC CARBON COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

OPAL; RHYOLITE; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

HONDURAS;

EID: 0032992060     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/11/2/0401     Document Type: Article

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