The nature of zeolite occurences in deposits of the Olduvai Basin, northern Tanzania

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 659-673

  Mees, Florias ^a   Stoops, Georges ^a   Van Ranst, Eric ^a   Paepe, Roland ^b   Van Overloop, Elfi ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Geobound International Ltd   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Analcime; Chabazite; Diagenesis; Olduvai; Phillipsite; Tanzania; Zeolites

Indexed keywords

CLAY DEPOSITS; IMPREGNATION; PETROLOGY; SALINE WATER; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ANALCIME; CHABAZITE; DIAGENESIS; OLDUVAI; PHILLIPSITE; TANZANIA;

ZEOLITES;

DIAGENESIS; MINERAL DEPOSIT; ZEOLITE;

AFRICA; ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; OLDUVAI GORGE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 30144442989     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2005.0530612     Document Type: Article

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