Origin of vein-graphite derived from metamorphic fluids in moine (Glenfinnan group) rocks, NW Scotland

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-59

  Wright, A J ^a   Blamey, N J F ^b   Conliffe, J ^c   Costanzo, A ^d   Parnell, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; FLUID INCLUSION; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITIZATION; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENT; QUARTZ VEIN; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION;

GLENFINNAN; HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860360243     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0036-9276/01-426     Document Type: Article

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