Agate and chalcedony from igneous and sedimentary hosts aged from 13 to 3480 Ma: A cathodoluminescence study

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 485-498

  Moxon, T ^a   Reed, S J B ^b  

^a University of Cambridge ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agate; Age; Cathodoluminescence; Chalcedony; Silanol; Water

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL BONDS; CONDENSATION; IGNEOUS ROCKS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS;

AGATE; CHALCEDONY; PETROGRAPHIC FIBROSITY;

MINERALOGY;

BURIAL DIAGENESIS; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CHALCEDONY; GAUSSIAN METHOD; HOST ROCK; IGNEOUS ROCK; METAMORPHISM; PARENT BODY; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL ALTERATION;

EID: 33846944341     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461067050347     Document Type: Article

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