Experimental synthesis and stability of tourmaline: A historical overview

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-136

  London, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental petrology; Mineral stability; Synthesis; Tourmaline

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS FLUIDS; BORON CONTENT; CHEMICAL ATTRIBUTES; CHEMICAL COMPONENT; EXPERIMENTAL CALIBRATION; EXPERIMENTAL PETROLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GRANULITE FACIES; ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE; OXIDATION STATE; SYNTHESIS; TOURMALINE;

ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; EXPERIMENTS; FLUIDS; MINERALS; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; VAPORS;

SILICATE MINERALS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; GRANULITE; PETROLOGY; PRESSURE FIELD; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOURMALINE;

EID: 79954483648     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.49.1.117     Document Type: Article

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