Origin, timing, and temperature of secondary calcite-silica mineral formation at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1145-1184

  Wilson, Nicholas S F ^a   Cline, Jean S ^a   Amelin, Yuri V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; FLUID INCLUSION; MIOCENE; PETROGRAPHY; REPOSITORY; SECONDARY MINERAL; SILICA; TEMPERATURE; TUFF;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

EID: 0037444057     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-7037(02)01205-x     Document Type: Article

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