Origin of mixed-layered (R1) muscovite-chlorite in an anchizonal slate from Puncoviscana Formation (Salta Province, Argentina)

Clay Minerals

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 317-332

  Do Campo, M ^a   Nieto, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anchizone; Argentina; Central Andes; Mixed layering; Puncoviscana Formation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLATE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ANCHIZONAL SLATE; ARGENTINA; LATTICE FRINGES; MIXED LAYERING; MUSCOVITE-CHLORITE;

CHLORIDE MINERALS;

CHLORITE; CLAY MINERAL; MICA; MINERAL ALTERATION;

ARGENTINA; SALTA [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27744452307     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0009855054030176     Document Type: Article

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