Microstructure of calcined Mg-rich clay minerals of Egyptian serpentinites

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-107

  Mervat, Hassan ^a  

^a CENTRAL METALLURGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE CMRDI   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antigorite; Clinochlore; Dehydration; Eastern Desert; Egypt; Enstatite; Forsterite; Serpentinites; Talc

Indexed keywords

EID: 54449093657     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2451/2008PM0007     Document Type: Article

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