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Table 3 Main alteration minerals

From: Dating emplacement and evolution of the orogenic magmatism in the internal Western Alps: 2. The Biella Volcanic Suite

 

Alteration primary minerals south

Alteration primary minerals north

Void infillings south

Void infillings north

Veins in Val Oropa

Veins in Valle del Cervo

Veins in Val Sessera

Calcite

xxx

xx

x

x

xxx

xxx

x

Chlorite

xxx

x

x

x

   

Quartz

  

x

x

xx

xx

x

Clay minerals

xxx

xxx

x

x

   

Hematite/lepidocrocite

x

x

x

x

   

Zeolite

  

x

x

   

Pumpellyite

  

x

    

Serpentine

  

x

    

Ankerite

    

xxx

xxx

 

Tourmaline

     

xxx

 

Barite

    

x

  
  1. xObserved
  2. xxxFrequent