Gahnite composition: Implications for base metal and rare-element exploration

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-260

  Morris, T F ^a   Breaks, F W ^a   Averill, S A ^b   Crabtree, D C ^c   McDonald, A ^d  

^a Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

^b Overburden Drilling Mgmt Limited   (Canada)

^c Ontario Geoservices Centre   (Canada)

^d LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE METAL; GAHNITE; INDICATOR MINERAL; MINERAL EXPLORATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

EID: 0031544852     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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