Atlas of alteration textures in volcanic glass from the ocean basins

Geosphere

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 317-341

  Fisk, Martin ^a   McLoughlin, Nicola ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLAS; MARGINAL SEA; OCEAN BASIN; OPHIOLITE; PHOTOGRAPHY; TEXTURE; VOLCANIC GLASS;

EID: 84876962032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00827.1     Document Type: Article

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