Formation of weathering-derived magnesite deposits in the New England Orogen, New South Wales, Australia: Implications from mineralogy, geochemistry and genesis of the Attunga magnesite deposit

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 525-541

  Oskierski, Hans C ^a   Bailey, Judy G ^a   Kennedy, Eric M ^a   Jacobsen, Geraldine ^b   Ashley, Paul M ^c   Dlugogorski, Bogdan Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mineral sequestration; New England Orogen; Nodular magnesite; Serpentinite; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGNESITE; MINERALOGY; PETROGENESIS; SERPENTINITE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEXTURE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ENGLAND FOLD BELT; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84875495098     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-012-0440-5     Document Type: Article

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