Geology, petrology, and controls on PGE mineralization of the southern Roby and Twilight zones, Lac des Iles Mine, Canada

Economic Geology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-61

  Hinchey, John G ^a   Hattori, K H ^a   Lavigne, M J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Galantas Gold Corporation   (United Kingdom)

^c North American Palladium Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRUSION-HOSTED DEPOSITS; MELANOCRATIC MAGMAS; MINERALIZATION; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS (PGE);

MINERALOGY; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; ROCKS; SULFUR;

PETROLOGY;

METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; PETROGENESIS; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT;

CANADA; LAC DES ILES MINE; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17944367505     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/100.1.0043     Document Type: Article

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