Emerald deposits and occurrences: A review

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 87-112

  Groat, L A ^a   Giuliani, G ^b   Marshall, D D ^c   Turner, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classification; Crystal chemistry; Emerald deposits; Emerald occurrences; Exploration; Geochemistry; Production; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349095068     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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