Origin and petrogenetic implications of tourmaline-rich rocks in the Sierra Nevada (Betic Cordillera, southeastern Spain)

Chemical Geology

Volumn 197, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 55-86

  Torres Ruiz, J ^a   Pesquera, A ^b   Gil Crespo, P P ^b   Velilla, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Aptdo 644   (Spain)

Author keywords

Metamorphism; Metasomatism; Mineral chemistry; Sierra Nevada; Spain; Tourmalinites

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; METAMORPHISM; METASOMATISM; MINERALIZATION; PETROGENESIS; TOURMALINE;

BETIC CORDILLERA; SIERRA NEVADA; SPAIN;

EID: 0038814733     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00357-1     Document Type: Article

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