The serpentinization of peridotite from cedar valley, Jamaica

International Geology Review

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 836-844

  Abbott, Richard N ^a   Jackson, Trevor A ^b   Scott, Peter W ^c  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; PERIDOTITE; SERPENTINIZATION; TEXTURE;

CEDAR VALLEY; JAMAICA;

EID: 0343066770     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819909465173     Document Type: Article

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