Abnormal concentrations of metals in peats have been frequently reported in the literature. One of the earliest reports is from Townsend (1845). He mentions a bog in western Ireland that contained sufficient copper to warrant mining; over 300 tons of copper were mined from the peat ash. The copper originated from small veins occurring in the surrounding rocks. Lovering (1927) reported on spongy masses of native copper in a peaty deposit near Cooke Montana. Forrester (1942) and Eckel (1949) have described copper bearing peats in Montana and Colorado.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.112818 |
Date | January 1960 |
Creators | Gleeson, Christopher. F. |
Contributors | Webber, G. (Supervisor) |
Publisher | McGill University |
Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | application/pdf |
Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Earth Sciences.) |
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