Discriminant diagrams for iron oxide trace element fingerprinting of mineral deposit types

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 319-335

  Dupuis, Céline ^a   Beaudoin, Georges ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discriminant diagram; Electron microprobe; Hematite; Magnetite; Mineral chemistry; Mineral deposit

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; HEMATITE; MAGNETITE; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERAL DEPOSIT;

EID: 79955978255     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-011-0334-y     Document Type: Article

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