Fluorite from Princess Royal Islands: Historic and Possible Economic Significance

Armstrong, physician and naturalist assigned to McClure's 'Investigator' (1949-52), reported garnet, a typically metamorphic mineral, in unmetamorphosed rocks of Princess Royal Islands. During recent visits to these islands a few crystals of purple fluorite were found near the northea...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Gibbins, Walter, Boucher, Donald, Skublak, Wolfgang
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1986
Subjects:
Economic geology
Exploration
Fluorite
Garnet
Minerals
Prince of Wales Strait
N.W.T
Princess Royal Islands
Nunavut
Blue Fiord
Arctic
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65105
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Summary:Armstrong, physician and naturalist assigned to McClure's 'Investigator' (1949-52), reported garnet, a typically metamorphic mineral, in unmetamorphosed rocks of Princess Royal Islands. During recent visits to these islands a few crystals of purple fluorite were found near the northeast tip of the smaller, northernmost island. However, no garnet was found on either island.Key words: Princess Royal Islands, blue Fiord Formation, Fluorite Mots clés: îles Princesse Royale, formation du Fijord Bleu, Fluorine

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