Age and origin of gem corundum and zircon megacrysts from the Mercaderes-Rio Mayo area, South-west Colombia, South America

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 155-168

  Sutherland, F L ^a,b   Duroc Danner, J M ^c   Meffre, S ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Gemgrading   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colombia; Corundum; Gemstone; U Pb dating; Zircon

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349566352     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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