Mineralogical and geochemical study of the regal ridge emerald showing, southeastern Yukon

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1313-1338

  Groat, Lee A ^a   Marshall, Daniel D ^a   Giuliani, Gaston ^a   Murphy, Donald C ^a   Piercey, Stephen J ^a   Jambor, John L ^a   Mortensen, James K ^a   Ercit, T Scott ^a   Gault, Robert A ^a   Mattey, David P ^a   Schwarz, Dietmar ^a   Maluski, Henri ^a   Wise, Michael A ^a   Wengzynowski, William ^a   Eaton, Douglas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Yukon Geological Survey   (Canada)

^e CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g Gübelin Gemmological Laboratory   (Switzerland)

^h UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

ⁱ SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^j Expatriate Resources Limited   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Canada; Emerald deposit; Finlayson Lake; Fluid inclusions; Geochemistry; Geology; Mineralogy; Stable isotopes; Yukon

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; MICA; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; QUARTZ; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

EMERALDS;

GEMS;

EMERALD; EXPLORATION; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 0036819212     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.40.5.1313     Document Type: Article

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