Variations in composition and abundance of white mica in the hydrothermal alteration system at Hellyer, Tasmania, as revealed by infrared reflectance spectroscopy

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-156

  Yang, K ^a   Huntington, J F ^a   Gemmell, J B ^b   Scott, K M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hellyer; Hydrothermal alteration; Infrared spectral reflectance; White mica

Indexed keywords

AL CONTENT; COMPOSITIONAL REGION; COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION; FLUID CHANNELS; HELLYER; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMALLY; INFRARED REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; OCTAHEDRAL CATION; PHENGITE; SERICITE; SHORT WAVE INFRARED; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCES; SULFIDE DEPOSIT; SULFIDE MINERALIZATION; WHITE MICA;

INFRARED RADIATION; LEAD; MICA; MINERALOGY; REFLECTION; SILICATE MINERALS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPY; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES; ZINC SULFIDE;

ALUMINUM;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MICA; MINERALIZATION; MUSCOVITE; PHENGITE; SULFIDE; ZONING;

EID: 79951849483     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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