Geology and characterization of two hydrothermal nontronites from weathered metamorphic rocks at the Uley Graphite Mine, South Australia

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 537-548

  Keeling, J L ^a   Raven, M D ^a   Gates, W P ^a  

^a Government of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibole alteration; Biotite alteration; Hydrothermal alteration; Infrared spectroscopy; NAu 1; NAu 2; Nontronite; Weathering; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMPURITIES; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINING; ROCKS; WEATHERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

AMPHIBOLE ALTERATION; BIOTITE ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL NONTRONITES;

CLAY MINERALS;

HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; MINERAL ALTERATION; NONTRONITE;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; ULEY MINE;

EID: 0034299095     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2000.0480506     Document Type: Article

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