Kyanite quartzites in the Piedmont Province of Virginia: Evidence for a possible high-sulfidation system

Economic Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 495-509

  Owen, Brent E ^a   Pasek, Matthew A ^b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; KYANITE DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

KYANITE QUARTZITES; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; METAVOLCANIC ROCKS; PLUTONIC ROCKS; PROTOLITHS;

QUARTZ DEPOSITS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; KYANITE; MINERALOGY; ORDOVICIAN; ORE BODY; PROTOLITH; QUARTZITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SANDSTONE;

NORTH AMERICA; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348861825     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.102.3.495     Document Type: Article

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