Alkali-deficient tourmaline from the Sullivan Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, British Columbia

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 853-860

  Jiang, Shao Yong ^a,b   Palmer, Martin R ^a   Slack, John F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali deficient tourmaline; British Columbia; Hydrothermal alteration; Mn enrichment; Pb Zn Ag deposit; Sullivan mine

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; SILVER; TOURMALINE; ZINC;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SULLIVAN MINE;

EID: 0031413224     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1997.061.409.08     Document Type: Article

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