Tourmaline in meta-evaporites and highly magnesian rocks: Perspective from Namibian tourmalinites

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 889-904

  Henry, Darrell J ^a   Sun, Haiting ^a   Slack, John F ^b   Dutrow, Barbara L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporite; Magnesian; Mineral chemistry; Namibia; Tourmaline; Tourmalinites

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; BORON DEPOSITS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIA; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICA; SILICON; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EVAPORITES; MAGNESIAN; MINERAL CHEMISTRY; NAMIBIA; TOURMALINE; TOURMALINITES;

SILICATE MINERALS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EVAPORITE; HIGH PRESSURE; OXIDATION; PROTOLITH; SILICATE; SULFATE; TOURMALINITE;

AFRICA; ASIA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BOLIVIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GULF OF MEXICO; LIAONING; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 56849104964     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1879     Document Type: Article

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