Petrography and chemistry of SiO2 filling phases in the amethyst geodes from the Serra Geral Formation deposit, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 751-760

  Commin Fischer, Adriane ^a,b   Berger, Gilles ^b   Polvé, Mireille ^b   Dubois, Michel ^c   Sardini, Paul ^d   Beaufort, Daniel ^d   Formoso, Milton ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Amethyst; Fluid inclusion; Genesis; ICP MS; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

AMETHYST; CHALCEDONY; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MINERALIZATION; PETROGENESIS; PETROGRAPHY;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO SUL;

EID: 77951767984     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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