Al-rich diopside in alluvial ruby and corundum-bearing xenoliths, Australian and SE Asian basalt fields

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 717-732

  Sutherland, F L ^a   Coenraads, R R ^b   Schwarz, D ^c   Raynor, L R ^d   Barron, B J ^e   Webb, G B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b Cluff Resources Pacific NL   (Australia)

^c Gubelin Gem Lab   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alluvial; Australia; Basalt field; Corundum; Diopside; Granulite; Ruby; Sapphire; SE Asia; Xenocryst

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BASALT; DEPOSITION; PALLADIUM; RUBY; SAPPHIRE;

BASALTIC TRANSPORT;

MINERALOGY;

BASALT; CORUNDUM; DIOPSIDE; GRANULITE; P-T CONDITIONS; RUBY; XENOLITH;

ASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0141562112     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461036740129     Document Type: Article

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