Applying X-ray geothermometer diffraction to a chlorite

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 54-63

  Battaglia, Stefano ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorite geothermometer; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; IRON; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETERS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

GEOTHERMOMETERS; PALYGORSKITE;

CHLORITE MINERALS;

CHLORITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOTHERMOMETRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0033081928     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1999.0470106     Document Type: Article

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