Boron metasomatism of the Alta stock contact aureole, Utah: Evidence from borates, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry

American Mineralogist

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 513-533

  Woodford, Darrell T ^a,b   Sisson, Virginia B ^a   Leeman, William P ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 10300 Town Park   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORATE MINERALS; BORON; BORON DEPOSITS; CALCITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; KAOLINITE; MICA; MINERALOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CHEMICAL CONDITIONS; FLUID-ROCK INTERACTION; INFORMATION CONCERNING; MAGMATIC FLUIDS; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; MINERAL CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE FLOW; THIN SECTION;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BORATE; BORON; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; METASOMATISM;

UNITED STATES; UTAH; WASATCH MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0034996643     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2001-0415     Document Type: Article

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