Normative minerals and alteration indices developed for mineral exploration

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 82, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 59-77

  Piché, Mathieu ^a   Jébrak, Michel ^b  

^a Univdu Quebec a Montréal ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Au deposit; Carbonatization; Greenschist facies; Hydrothermal alteration; VMS deposit

Indexed keywords

ALTERATION INDICES; NORMATIVE MINERALS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHLORITE MINERALS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; PETROLOGY;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

GREENSCHIST FACIES; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; PETROLOGY; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

EID: 1842737763     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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