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CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSIT [2 records]

Record 1 2011-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
(Fe+2,Mg,Fe+3)2(PO4)(OH)
formula, see observation
OBS

The spelling "satterleyite" which is given in the source GEOCAN-8E, 1995, p. 37(Geology of Canadian Mineral Deposit Types, vol. 8, should be avoided.

OBS

Chemical formula: (Fe+2,Mg,Fe+3)2(PO4(OH)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
(Fe+2,Mg,Fe+3)2(PO4)(OH)
formula, see observation
DEF

Minéral (phosphate) du système cristallin hexagonal, dimorphe avec la wolféite, se présentant en agrégats radiés, jaune pâle à brun pâle, transparent, à éclat vitreux.

OBS

Formule chimique : (Fe+2,Mg,Fe+3)2(PO4(OH)

OBS

Étymologie : Dédié à J. Satterly.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
  • Economic Geology
CONT

Au [gold], when present in significant amounts in Zn-Pb skarns in northern Mexico and the northern Canadian Cordillera, is commonly concentrated with sulphide-rich proximal ore and gangue mineral assemblages either close to a known intrusive contact or in the core of the deposit as deduced from the mineral zonation where no intrusion is exposed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
  • Géologie économique
CONT

Suivant l'aspect du complexe gangue-minerai, de Launay distingue les structures rubanées, bréchiformes et confuses.

Spanish

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