Iodargyrite as an indicator of arid climatic conditions and its association with gold-bearing glacial tills of the Chibougamau - Chapais area, Quebec

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-34

  Boyle, Daniel R ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ag halides; Arid climate; Chibougamau; Climatic mineral indicators; Glacial tills; Gold; Heavy minerals; Iodargyrite; Quebec; Tertiary; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; IODARGYRITE; SECONDARY MINERAL; SILVER HALIDE; TERTIARY; TILL; WEATHERING;

CANADA, QUEBEC, CHAPAIS; CANADA, QUEBEC, CHIBOUGAMAU;

EID: 0030733923     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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