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