Gem-Quality diaspore crystals as an important element of the geoheritage of turkey

Geoheritage

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Hatipoǧlu, Murat ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatolian Diaspore (Zultanite) Crystals; Geoheritage; JEM RKO; Milas Mu la Region (Turkey); Mineralogy; ProGEO

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; DIASPORE; GEMSTONE; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; MINERALIZATION; PALEOGENE; PARAGENESIS; TWINNING;

TURKEY;

EID: 84857640438     PISSN: 18672477     EISSN: 18672485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12371-009-0008-7     Document Type: Article

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