Moissanite in serpentinite from the Dabie Mountains in China

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 899-908

  Xu, Shutong ^a,b   Wu, Weiping ^a   Xiao, Wansheng ^c   Yang, Jingsui ^b   Chen, Jing ^d   Yi, Shouyuan ^e   Liu, Yican ^f  

^a Anhui Institute of Geology   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

China; Dabie Mountains; Moissanite; Serpentinite; Synthetic carbide

Indexed keywords

CHINA; DABIE MOUNTAINS; MOISSANITE; SERPENTINITE; SYNTHETIC CARBIDE;

GARNETS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRON ORES; LANDFORMS; MAGNETITE; MINERALS; OLIVINE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; TITANIUM OXIDES;

SILICON CARBIDE;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXHUMATION; EXSOLUTION; FORMATION MECHANISM; HIGH PRESSURE; HOST ROCK; MOISSANITE; PRESSURE EFFECT; SERPENTINITE;

ASIA; CHINA; DABIE MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 64549149327     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2008.072.4.899     Document Type: Article

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