dc.contributor.advisor |
Hanley, Jacob James, 1976- |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
Ontario |
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dc.creator |
Boucher, Brandon Michael |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-10-07T14:32:26Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-10-07T14:32:26Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015 |
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dc.identifier.other |
QE376.5 O6 B68 2015 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/26391 |
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dc.description |
170 leaves : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 29 cm. |
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dc.description |
Includes abstract. |
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dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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dc.description.abstract |
The Sudbury mining camp hosts the largest and only known impact-related metallogenic system in the world, containing significant resources of Cu-Ni-platinum group element-rich sulfide mineralization. The undeveloped, Vale-owned McConnell concentric offset dyke hosts low Ni grade magmatic Ni-Cu sulfide mineralization with unusually high PGE tenor, showing marked differences in mineralogy and geochemistry compared to other South Range offset-type deposits. This study shows that: (i) the low As, Ni, and high PGE in bulk assays and Co and Pd-rich pentlandite in the ores reflects an unusual evolution of the McConnell sulfide melt explained by three possible models, or a combination of models (“uncontaminated”, “locally enriched”, and “late-stage” sulfide melts); (ii) a post-crystallization hydrothermal fluid passed through the system, remobilizing Ni and Pb within the deposit and altering primary ore mineralogy forming pyrite and marcasite; and (iii) the McConnell ores crystallized from an O-rich Ni-poor sulfide melt, as reflected by magnetite geochemistry. |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University |
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dc.subject.lcc |
QE376.5.O6 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Sulfide minerals -- Ontario -- Sudbury (District) |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Mineralogy -- Ontario -- Sudbury (District) |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Geochemistry -- Ontario -- Sudbury (District) |
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dc.title |
A mineralogical and geochemical investigation of sulfide mineralization in the McConnell Ni-Cu-PGE occurrence, McConnell Offset Dyke, Garson Mine area, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
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Text |
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thesis.degree.name |
Master of Science in Applied Science |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Geology |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.) |
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