Mechanical graphite transport in fault zones and the formation of graphite veins

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 463-470

  Crespo, E ^a   Luque, J ^a   Barrenechea, J F ^a   Rodas, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Graphite deposits; Remobilization; Veins

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERAL RESOURCES; QUARTZ; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SILVER DEPOSITS; SOLUBILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

GRAPHITE DEPOSITS; GRAPHITE FLAKES; GRAPHITE VEINS; PHYSICAL REMOBILIZATION;

GRAPHITE;

ELEMENT MOBILITY; FAULT ZONE; GRAPHITE; REMOBILIZATION; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

EID: 27144554588     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461056940266     Document Type: Article

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