Review of gold and platinum group element (PGE) indicator minerals methods for surficial sediment sampling

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 251-263

  McClenaghan, M Beth ^a   Cabri, Louis J ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CNT Mineral Consulting Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gold grain; Indicator minerals; Platinum group minerals; Review; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; DATA STREAMS; DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GOLD DEPOSITS; OXIDE MINERALS; RECOVERY; REVIEWS; SEDIMENTS; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TUNGSTATE MINERALS; WEATHERING;

CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; GLACIAL SEDIMENTS; GOLD GRAINS; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS; PLATINUM GROUP MINERALS; TRANSPORT DISTANCES; WEATHERING REGIMES;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GOLD; GRAIN SIZE; HOST ROCK; INDICATOR MINERAL; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; SHAPE; SOURCE ROCK; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

EID: 82955198510     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/10-IM-026     Document Type: Article

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