Formation of armenite in the Berisal Complex, Simplon Region, Switzerland

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-259

  Hetherington, Callum J ^a,b   Mullis, Joseph ^a   Graeser, Stefan ^a,c   Gieré, Reto ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Armenite; Berisal Complex; Fluid composition; Fluid inclusions; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ARMENITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLUID INCLUSION; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

CELSIA; MICA;

EID: 16344368311     PISSN: 00367699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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