Enigmatic Alluvial Sapphires from the Orosmayo Region, Jujuy Province, Northwest Argentina: Insights into Their Origin from in situ Oxygen Isotopes

Enigmatic Alluvial Sapphires from the Orosmayo Region, Jujuy Province, Northwest Argentina: Insights into Their Origin from in situ Oxygen Isotopes

This study sought to investigate in situ oxygen isotopes (&#948;<sup>18</sup>O) within alluvial colorless-white to blue sapphires from the Orosmayo region, Jujuy Province, NW Argentina, in order to provide additional constraints on their origin and most likely primary geological envi...

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Main Authors: Ian T. Graham, Stephen J. Harris, Laure Martin, Angela Lay, Eduardo Zappettini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
sapphires
corundum
in situ oxygen isotopes
Orosmayo Argentina
lamprophyre
secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS)
carbonatite
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/9/7/390

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