Dolomite exsolution textures in calcite from the Siilinjärvi carbonatite complex, Finland

Lamellar, bleb-like and myrmekitic dolomite-calcite intergrowths have been observed in the carbonate rocks of the Siilinjärvi carbonatite complex, Finland. Textures are the result of exsolution of dolomite from a magnesian calcite. Replacement of calcite by dolomite is rare within the complex. The c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: K. Puustinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of Finland 1974-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
Online Access:http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume46/sgs_bt_046_2_pages_151_159.pdf