Trace elements in tourmalines from massive sulfide deposits and tourmalinites: Geochemical controls and exploration applications

Economic Geology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 657-675

  Griffin, William L ^a,b   Slack, John F ^c   Ramsden, Anthony R ^a,d   Win, Tin Tin ^a   Ryan, Chris G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; MASSIVE SULPHIDE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; TOURMALINE;

EID: 0030432791     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.4.657     Document Type: Article

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