Geology, geochemistry and mineralogy of indium resources at Mount Pleasant, New Brunswick, Canada

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 123-145

  Sinclair, W D ^a   Kooiman, G J A ^b   Martin, D A ^b   Kjarsgaard, I M ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Base metals; Indium; Magmatic hydrothermal; Mount Pleasant; New Brunswick; Tin

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON-MICROPROBE ANALYSES; INDIUM-BEARING TIN-BASE METAL DEPOSITS; MAGMATIC-HYDROTHERMAL;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TIN; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

INDIUM;

GEOCHEMISTRY; INDIUM; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSIT;

CANADA; MOUNT PLEASANT; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 30444440286     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2003.03.001     Document Type: Article

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