X-ray diffraction analysis of hydrothermal minerals from the Los Azufres Geothermal System, Mexico

International Geology Review

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-190

  Pandarinath, K ^a   Torres Alvarado, Ignacio S ^a   Pushparani, D Esther ^b   Verma, Surendra P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; MINERALOGY; PARAGENESIS;

LOS AZUFRES; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MICHOACAN; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 31744451536     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.48.2.174     Document Type: Article

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