Oscillatory zoning and trace element incorporation in hydrothermal minerals: Insights from calcite growth experiments

Geofluids

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-56

  Barker, Shaun L L ^a   Cox, Stephen F ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcite; Experiment; Hydrothermal; Oscillatory; Zoning

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLUID COMPOSITION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MINERAL DEPOSIT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TRACE ELEMENT; ZONING;

EID: 79551498310     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2010.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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