Emerald and aquamarine mineralization in Canada

Geoscience Canada

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 65-76

  Groat, Lee A ^a   Hart, Craig J R ^b   Lewis, Lara L ^b   Neufeld, Heather L D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Yukon Geological Survey   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAMARINE MINERALIZATION; EMERALDS; GRANITIC PEGMATITES; GRANITIC ROCKS;

BERYLLIA; CHROMIUM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEMS; GEOLOGY; GRANITE; MARINE BIOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS; VANADIUM;

MINERALOGY;

ALUMINUM; BERYL; BERYLLIUM; CHROMIUM; CRYSTAL PROPERTY; GRANITE; MINERALIZATION; SILICATE; VANADIUM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 33845750104     PISSN: 03150941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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