Sequence of secondary phosphates deposition in a karst environment: Evidence from Mǎgurici Cave (Romania)

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 741-745

  Onac, Bogdan P ^a   Vereş, Daniel Ş ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Cave minerals; Depositional environment; M gurici Cave; Phosphates; Romania

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; HYDROXYAPATITE; LIME; MANURES; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALS; PHOSPHATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; KARST ENVIRONMENT; LIQUID FRACTION; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; MONTMORILLONITE CLAY; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; ROMANIA; TRANSPARENT CRYSTALS;

CAVES;

CAVE; CLAY MINERAL; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; KARST; MINERAL DEPOSIT; PHOSPHATE; SECONDARY MINERAL;

MAGURICI CAVE; ROMANIA;

EID: 0042324129     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2003/0015-0741     Document Type: Article

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