The Extraordinary Variety and Complexity of Minerals in a Single Keokuk Geode from the Lower Warsaw Formation, Hamilton, Illinois, USA

We performed an extensive optical and chemical analysis of a single Keokuk geode using electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy that revealed an extraordinary array of minerals and multiple, complex cycles of mineralization. We identified at least 15 minerals includi...

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Main Authors: Nova Mahaffey, Robert B. Finkelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/7/914