Ubiquitous fibrous antigorite veins from the Lanzo Ultramafic Massif, Internal Western Alps (Italy): Characterisation and genetic conditions

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-181

  Groppo, Chiara ^a   Compagnoni, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibrous antigorite; Optical and electron microscopy; P T estimates; Spectroscopy; Vein growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049183510     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: 22391002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2451/2007PM0014     Document Type: Article

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