Geochemical responses in peat groundwater over Attawapiskat kimberlites, James Bay Lowlands, Canada and their application to diamond exploration

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-210

  Sader, Jamil A ^a,d   Hattori, Keiko H ^a   Kong, Julie M ^b   Hamilton, Stewart M ^c   Brauneder, Kerstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b De Beers Canada Inc   (Canada)

^c Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

^d Minerals and Metals Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diamond; Dispersion; Groundwater geochemistry; James bay lowlands; Kimberlite; Metal migration; Surficial geochemical exploration

Indexed keywords

DIAMONDS; DISPERSION (WAVES); EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLF; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIME; LOCATION; METALS; MINERALS; PEAT; RARE EARTHS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATERIALS; GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; GROUNDWATER COMPOSITION; JAMES BAY LOWLANDS; KIMBERLITE; LIGHT RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; METAL MIGRATIONS; SECONDARY MINERAL PRECIPITATES;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIAMOND; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; KIMBERLITE; LIMESTONE; PEAT; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ATTAWAPISKAT; CANADA; JAMES BAY; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 80051948211     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/10-030     Document Type: Article

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