The mineralogy of the Voisey's Bay Ni-Cu-Co deposit, Northern Labrador, Canada: Influence of oxidation state on textures and mineral compositions

Economic Geology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 889-900

  Naldrett, A J ^a   Singh, Jagmohan ^a   Krstic, Sasha ^a   Li, Chusi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANORTHOSITE; COPPER; MINERALIZATION; MINERALOGY; NICKEL;

CANADA;

EID: 0033902144     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.95.4.889     Document Type: Conference Paper

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