Low-temperature fayalite, greenalite, and minnesotaite from the overlook gold deposit, Washington: Phase relations in the system FeO-SiO2-H2O

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 147-162

  Rasmussen, Michael G ^a   Evans, Bernard W ^b   Kuehner, Scott M ^b  

^a Echo Bay Minerals Company   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

FMSH system; Greenalite; Hydrothermal fayalite; Minnesotaite; Overlook gold mine; Washington

Indexed keywords

FAYALITE; FMSH SYSTEM; GREENALITE; MINNESOTAITE; PHASE RELATIONS;

USA, WASHINGTON;

EID: 0031669496     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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