Paragenesis and composition of amphibole and biotite in the MacLellan gold deposit, Lynn Lake greenstone belt, Manitoba, Canada

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1405-1421

  Samson, Iain M ^a   Blackburn, William H ^a,b   Gagnon, Joel E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Atwell Hicks Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibole; Biotite; Gold; Hydrothermal; Lynn Lake greenstone belt; MacLellan deposit; Manitoba; Mineral composition; Paragenesis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; BIOTITE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; GOLD; GREENSTONE BELT; ORE DEPOSIT; PARAGENESIS;

CANADA;

EID: 0033492508     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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