Geochemistry of agates: A trace element and stable isotope study

Chemical Geology

Volumn 175, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 523-541

  Gotze J ^a   Tichomirowa, M ^a   Fuchs, H ^a   Pilot, J ^a   Sharp, Z D ^b  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agates; Stable isotope; Trace element

Indexed keywords

AGATE; GEOCHEMISTRY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 4243707645     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(00)00356-9     Document Type: Article

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