The composition and morphology of amphiboles from the Rainy Creek complex, near Libby, Montana

American Mineralogist

Volumn 88, Issue 11-12 PART 2, 2003, Pages 1955-1969

  Meeker, G P ^a   Bern, A M ^a   Brownfield, I K ^a   Lowers, H A ^a,b   Sutley, S J ^a   Hoefen, T M ^a   Vance, J S ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c US Environmental Protection Agency Region 8   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; DEPOSITS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ALKALINE-ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEXES; AMPHIBOLE COMPOSITIONS; ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASE; ENDMEMBERS; MONTANA; NON-FIBROUS; PRISMATIC CRYSTALS; TEXTURAL CHARACTERISTIC;

SILICATE MINERALS;

AMPHIBOLE; ASBESTOS; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALOGY; POLLUTANT PROPERTY; SOLID SOLUTION; VERMICULITE;

LIBBY [MONTANA]; LINCOLN COUNTY [MONTANA]; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; RAINY CREEK [LINCOLN COUNTY [MONTANA]]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347900582     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2003-11-1239     Document Type: Article

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