Ammonium in granites and its petrogenetic significance

Earth Science Reviews

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 145-165

  Hall, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Granite; Hydrothermal alteration; Migmatite; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; GRANITE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; PETROGENESIS;

EID: 0345643356     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(99)00006-9     Document Type: Article

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