Transmission electron microscopy study of very low-grade metamorphic rocks in Cambrian sandstones and shales, Ossa-Morena Zone, Southwest Spain

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 213-223

  Lopez Munguira A ^a   Nieto, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

AEM; Anchizone; Chloritic phases; Clastic rocks; Mica; Polytypes; Variscan belt

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; MICA; SANDSTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHALE; TEXTURES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ANCHIZONE; CHLORITIC PHASE; CLASTIC ROCK; POLYTYPE; VARISCAN BELT;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

CAMBRIAN; CHLORITE; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; MICA; SANDSTONE; SHALE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

OSSA-MORENA ZONE; SPAIN;

HESPERIA; MICA; MICAS;

EID: 0342369624     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2000.0480207     Document Type: Article

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