The graphite deposit at Borrowdale (UK): A catastrophic mineralizing event associated with Ordovician magmatism

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2429-2449

  Ortega, L ^a   Millward, D ^b   Luque, F J ^a   Barrenechea, J F ^a   Beyssac, O ^c   Huizenga, J M ^d   Rodas, M ^a   Clarke, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; METAPELITE; MINERALIZATION; ORDOVICIAN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

BORROWDALE; CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77949262263     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.01.020     Document Type: Article

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