The petrology of ikaite pseudomorphs and their diagenesis

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 207-220

  Huggett, J M ^a   Schultz, B P ^b   Shearman, D J ^c   Smith, A J ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b Museum of Natural History   (Denmark)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fundylite; Gennoishi; Gesternk rner; Glendonite; Hammerstone; Ikaite; Jarrowite; Pseudogaylussite; Thinolite

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; IKAITE; PETROLOGY; PSEUDOMORPH;

EID: 31744433747     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(05)80042-2     Document Type: Article

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