Pyrite: Physical and chemical textures

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 82-101

  Craig, J R ^a   Vokes, F M ^b   Solberg, T N ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; PYRITE; TEXTURE;

EID: 0344075989     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001260050187     Document Type: Article

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