Vein mineral assemblage in partially serpentinized peridotite xenoliths from Hyblean Plateau (south-eastern Sicily, Italy)

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 247-266

  Manuella, Fabio C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyblean Plateau; Hydrothermal system; Serpentinization; Sulphides; Xenoliths

Indexed keywords

EID: 81855165987     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2451/2011PM0019     Document Type: Article

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