A new occurrence of larosite from the tinnsjå Cu-Ag deposit, telemark county, Norway. I. Paragenesis and chemical composition

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1569-1573

  Cook, Nigel J ^a   Ciobanu, Cristiana L ^a   Pedersen, Øyvind S ^b   Langerud, Thor H ^b   Karlsen, Ove A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Thoriumpower Holding AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cu Ag vein mineralization; Electron microprobe analysis; Larosite; Norway; Tinnsj

Indexed keywords

ACICULAR MORPHOLOGY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CU-AG VEIN MINERALIZATION; ELECTRON-MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL FORMULAS; LAROSITE; NORWAY; SOUTHERN NORWAY; SULFOSALTS; WITTICHENITE;

BISMUTH; COPPER COMPOUNDS; COPPER SILVER DEPOSITS; IRON ORES; LEAD; MINERALOGY;

SILVER;

AMPHIBOLITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COPPER; DIKE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MINERALIZATION; PARAGENESIS; PETROGENESIS; SILVER; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

NORWAY; TELEMARK;

EID: 79952170663     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.48.6.1569     Document Type: Article

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