Calderite-rich garnet and franklinite-rich spinel in amphibolite-facies hydrothermal sediments, Gamsberg Zn-Pb deposit, Namaqua Province, South Africa

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 585-599

  Stalder, Marcel ^a   Rozendaal, Abraham ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Calderite rich garnet; Franklinite rich spinel; Gamsberg deposit; Manganese silicate rocks; Pyroxenoids; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; GARNETS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERALS;

BASE METAL SULPHIDES; CALDERITE RICH GARNET; FRANKLINITE RICH SPINEL; HYDROTHERMAL METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SULFIDE MINERALIZATION;

SEDIMENTS;

GARNET; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; METASEDIMENT; ORE DEPOSIT; SPINEL;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NAMAQUALAND; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 21944456570     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.43.2.585     Document Type: Article

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