Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 29137
Minerageny of Sapphire- and Ruby-Bearing Metasomatites of the Southwestern Pamirs
Минерагения сапфиро- и рубиноносных метасоматитов Юго-Западного Памира
Book
Litvinenko, A.K. (2006) Minerageny of Sapphire- and Ruby-Bearing Metasomatites of the Southwestern Pamirs. [Минерагения сапфиро- и рубиноносных метасоматитов Юго-Западного Памира] Lipetsk, Lipetsk State Pedagogical University, 128 pp.
Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | Language: in Russian | not seen
gems, corundum, Afghanistan.12, Tajikistan.12, spinel, lapis lazuli, ruby, sapphire, clinohumite
A monograph on the geological setting and origin of sapphire- and ruby-bearing metasomatic rocks in the southwestern Pamirs. Its subject is the relationship between corundum mineralization, host rocks, and chemical alteration during metamorphic and contact processes. It addresses the regional conditions that favour the formation and concentration of gem corundum.