Genesis of amethyst geodes in basaltic rocks of the Serra Geral Formation (Ametista do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil): A fluid inclusion, REE, oxygen, carbon, and Sr isotope study on basalt, quartz, and calcite

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1009-1025

  Gilg, H Albert ^a   Morteani, Giulio ^b   Kostitsyn, Yuri ^c   Preinfalk, Christine ^d   Gatter, Istvan ^e   Strieder, Adelir J ^f  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amethyst; Brazil; Geochemistry; Isotope

Indexed keywords

AMETHYST; FLUID INCLUSION; GEMSTONE; GEODE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; QUARTZ;

AMESTISTA DO SUL; BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1642579523     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-002-0310-7     Document Type: Article

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