Magmatic mineralization and hydrothermal enrichment of the High Grade Zone at the Lac des Iles palladium mine, northern Ontario, Canada

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-23

  Hinchey, John G ^a   Hattori, Kéiko H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean; Hydrothermal palladium; PGE; Platinum group elements; Selenium; Subsolidus enrichment; Sulphur isotopes; Superior Province; Tellurium

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION; PALLADIUM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 22344441733     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-005-0472-1     Document Type: Article

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