Intergrowth of graphite within phlogopite from Finero ultramafic complex (Italian Western Alps): Implications for mantle crystallization of primary-texture mica

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 899-908

  Ferraris, Cristiano ^a   Grobety, Bernard ^b   Früh Green, Gretchen L ^c   Wessicken, Roland ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Finero peridotite; Graphite; HRTEM AEM; Intergrowth; Phlogopite

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; GRAPHITE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNESITE; TEXTURES;

ANALYTICAL ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CARBON ISOTOPE COMPOSITION; FINERO PERIDOTITE; HRTEM-AEM; INTERGROWTH; PHLOGOPITE; ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEX; ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS;

MICA;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAPHITE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MICA; PHLOGOPITE;

EID: 11244312854     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2004/0016-0899     Document Type: Article

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