Apatite Trace Element Compositions: A Robust New Tool for Mineral Exploration

• Published in: Economic Geology
• Main Authors: Mao, Mao, Rukhlov, Alexei S., Rowins, Stephen M., Spence, Jody, Coogan, Laurence A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Economic Geology 2016
• Subjects: British Columbia; gold ores; crystal chemistry; metasomatic rocks; metals; metamorphic rocks; mineral exploration; orogeny; Canada; molybdenum ores; metal ores; mineral deposits; genesis; phosphates; skarn; apatite; carbonatites; igneous rocks; europium; IOCG deposits; North American Cordillera; North America; rare earths; copper ores; Western Canada; Dy; Kiruna
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2113/econgeo.111.5.1187; https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/10101

Apatites from the major types of mainly magmatic-hydrothermal mineral deposits (30 localities, mostly in British Columbia, Canada) together with apatites from carbonatites (29 intrusive complexes) and unmineralized rocks (11 localities) have been analyzed by electron microprobe and laser ablation-in...