Ca-metasomatism and chemical zonation of garnet in contact-metamorphic aureoles, Juneau gold belt, Southeastern Alaska

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1195-1209

  Stowell, Harold H ^a   Menard, Thomas ^a,b   Ridgway, Christopher K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contact metamorphism; Garnet; Metasomatism; Southeastern Alaska; Trace elements; Zoning

Indexed keywords

CONTACT METAMORPHISM; GARNET; METASOMATISM; MINERAL ZONING;

USA, ALASKA, JUNEAU GOLD BELT;

EID: 0030404375     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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