Zincian spinel associated with metamorphosed proterozoic base-metal sulfide occurences, Colorado: A re-evaluation of gahnite composition as a guide in exploration

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 601-622

  Heimann, Adriana ^a   Spry, Paul G ^a   Teale, Graham S ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Teale and Associates   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colorado; Exploration guide; Gahnite; Magnesium enrichment; Massive sulfides

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DEPOSITS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ALUMINOUS METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; BULK-ROCK COMPOSITION; METAMORPHOSED MASSIVE-SULPHIDE DEPOSITS; SULFIDE-BEARING GRANULITES; ZINCIAN SPINEL;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

ACCESSORY MINERAL; MASSIVE SULFIDE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MINERAL EXPLORATION; SPINEL;

CINDERELLA;

EID: 21944435809     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.43.2.601     Document Type: Review

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