Characterization and modeling of illite crystal particles and growth mechanisms in a zoned hydrothermal deposit, Lake City, Colorado

American Mineralogist

Volumn 87, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 1546-1556

  Bove, D J ^a   Eberl, D D ^a   McCarty, D K ^b   Meeker, G P ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Texaco Inc Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY ALTERATION; CORE DRILLING; CRYSTALS; DRILLS; FRACTURE; INFILL DRILLING; LAKES; PARTICLE SIZE; PYRITES; QUARTZ; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

DOMINANT MECHANISM; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSITS; HYDROTHERMAL ILLITE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; INTERCALATION METHODS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; TEMPERATURE TRANSITION;

CLAY MINERALS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; ILLITE; MINERAL ALTERATION; ZONATION;

COLORADO; LAKE CITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036874180     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2002-11-1204     Document Type: Article

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