Mineralogical and stable isotope studies of kaolin deposits: Shallow epithermal systems of western Sardinia, Italy

Economic Geology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 115-130

  Simeone, Rossana ^a   Dilles, J H ^b   Padalino, G ^c   Palomba, M ^c  

^a Oregon State University ^*  (Italy)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; ISOTOPES; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PYRITES; QUARTZ; ROCKS;

HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; KAOLIN DEPOSITS; MAGMATIC FLUIDS; PALEOSYRFACES;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KAOLIN; MINERALOGY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 17944371822     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/100.1.0115     Document Type: Article

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