A study of rare barium minerals from the Yukon Territory has resulted in the discovery of at least one and possibly five new species. The present investigation is concerned with one of these, a barium-calcium-iron-alumino-silicate, which is tentatively classed as an inosilicate and named keeleite. The optical and physical properties, a chemical analysis, and the calculation of its formula are presented. The mineral has also been successfully synthesized. An X-ray study of some supergene and alteration products present in the rocks revealed the presence of an interesting
mixture of barium-calcium carbonate salts, similar to those obtained as laboratory products. A paragenesis Is also presented. / Science, Faculty of / Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/40682 |
| Date | January 1960 |
| Creators | Montgomery, Joseph Hilton |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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