Back-reacted saponite in Jurassic mudstones and limestones intruded by a Tertiary sill, Isle of Skye

Clay Minerals

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 263-282

  Kemp, S J ^a   Rochelle, C A ^a   Merriman, R J ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Geochemistry; Grossular; Hydrothermal alteration; Intrusion; Isle of Skye; Localized metasomatism; Saponite; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CLAY ALTERATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LIMESTONE; MINERALOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHALE; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BASALT INTRUSION; GROSSULAR; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; LOCALIZED METASOMATISM; MUDSTONES; SAPONITE;

CLAY MINERALS;

JURASSIC; METASOMATIC ROCK; MINERAL ALTERATION; SAPONITE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; SKYE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 27744507223     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0009855054030171     Document Type: Article

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