Platinum-group minerals in the Raglan Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide deposit, Cape Smith, Quebec, Canada

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 485-497

  Seabrook, Charlie L ^a   Prichard, Hazel M ^b   Fisher, Peter C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cape Smith; Katiniq orebody; Platinum group minerals; Quebec; Raglan deposits

Indexed keywords

ORES; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; ROCKS; SHEARING; SOLID SOLUTIONS;

PLATINUM-GROUP MINERALS (PGM); SULFIDE DEPOSIT;

MINERALOGY;

MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSIT; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SPERRYLITE;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; CAPE SMITH FOLD BELT; CHURCHILL PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC;

EID: 3142705846     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.42.2.485     Document Type: Article

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