Near infrared spectra of white mica in the Belt Supergroup and implications for metamorphism

American Mineralogist

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 908-920

  Duke, Edward F ^a   Lewis, Reed S ^b  

^a South Dakota School of Mines Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Belt Supergroup; Burial metamorphism; Idaho; Illite; Low grade metamorphism; Metamorphism; Montana; Muscovite; Visible and near infrared spectroscopy; White mica

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM METALLOGRAPHY; BIOTITE; INFRARED DEVICES; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICA; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; REFLECTION; SPECTROMETERS;

BURIAL METAMORPHISM; IDAHO; ILLITE; LOW-GRADE METAMORPHISM; METAMORPHISM; MONTANA; MUSCOVITE; VISIBLE AND NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; WHITE MICA;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

ABSORPTION; ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; HYDROXIDE; ILLITE; METAMORPHISM; MICA; MUSCOVITE; NEAR INFRARED; SPECTROSCOPY;

IDAHO; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957194508     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2010.3281     Document Type: Article

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