Emerald mineralization in the Kafubu area, Zambia

Bulletin of Geosciences

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-40

  Seifert, Antonín V ^a   Žáček, Vladimír ^a   Vrána, Stanislav ^a   Pecina, Vratislav ^a   Zachariáš, Jiří ^b   Zwaan, J C ^c  

^a CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beryl; Emerald; Kafubu area; Komatiite; Muva Supergroup; Phlogopite schists; Quartz tourmaline veins; Rare element pegmatites; Zambia

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; EMERALD; GEMSTONE; KOMATIITE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MINERALIZATION;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 2942692124     PISSN: 12141119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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