Quantitative micro-PIXE analysis of heavy-metal-rich framboidal pyrite

Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-134

  Sugawara, Hisanari ^a   Sakakibara, Masayuki ^a   Belton, David ^b   Suzuki, Tetsuya ^c  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Sumiko Consultant Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Framboidal pyrite; Hakobuchi Group; Heavy metals; Micro PIXE; Mudstone

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749133166     PISSN: 13456296     EISSN: 13493825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2465/jmps.071019     Document Type: Article

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