The Gümüldür fire opal: Mode of occurrence and mineralogical aspects;Gümüldür Ateş Opali: Oluşumu ve Mineralojisi

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-114

  Karacik, Zekiye ^a   Genç, Ş Can ^a   Esenli, Fahri ^a   Göller, Gültekin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fire opal; Gemology; G m ld r; Massy opal CT; Opaline phases; Silica polymorphs; West anatolia

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRACK; CRISTOBALITE; FRACTURE; GEMSTONE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MINERALOGY; OPAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PRESSURE; QUARTZ; SILICON; TEXTURE;

ANATOLIA; TURKEY;

EID: 79951893998     PISSN: 13000985     EISSN: 1303619X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/yer-0907-18     Document Type: Article

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