Origin of gem red beryl in Utah's Wah Wah Mountains

Mining Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 37-41

  Christiansen, E H ^a   Keith, J D ^a   Thompson, T J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPOSITION; CRYSTALS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALOGY; NUCLEATION; SILICA;

FLOW FOLIATION; FLUID INCLUSIONS; IRON STAINING; MINERALIZATION; RED BERYL; TOPAZ RHYOLITE FLOWS; VIOLET MINE; WAH WAH MOUNTAINS;

GEMS;

EID: 3743119352     PISSN: 00265187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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