Till geochemical signatures of magmatic Ni-Cu deposits, thompson nickel belt, Manitoba, Canada

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-159

  McClenaghan, M B ^a   Layton Matthews, D ^b   Matile, G ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Manitoba Geological Survey   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glacial geology; Ni Cu exploration; Thompson nickel belt; Till geochemistry

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; COPPER DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; NICKEL; NICKEL DEPOSITS; SHEET METAL;

ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; EXPLORATION TARGETS; GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALY; GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEETS; MANITOBA , CANADA; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS; THOMPSON NICKEL BELTS;

COPPER ALLOYS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIOLOGY; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; NICKEL; ORE DEPOSIT; OUTCROP; SAMPLING; TERRANE; TILL; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WISCONSINAN;

CANADA; MANITOBA;

EID: 79958083230     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/09-IAGS-021     Document Type: Article

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