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Altaite from
Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Vatukoula Gold Field (Tavua Gold Field), Ba, Viti Levu, Fiji


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Altaite
Formula:PbTe
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Altaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Vatukoula Gold Field (Tavua Gold Field), Ba, Viti Levu, Fiji
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:280312
Long-form Identifier:1:3:280312:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Boirat, J.M., Lum, J. (1987) Les minÃĐralisations aurifÃĻres de la caldeira de Tavua, Fidji. Chronique de la recherche miniÃĻre: 486: 55-62.
Ahmad, M., Solomon, M., Walshe, J. L. (1987) Mineralogical and geochemical studies of the Emperor gold telluride deposit, Fiji. Economic Geology, 82 (2) 345-370 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.2.345
Afifi, Abdulkader M., Kelly, William C., Essene, Eric J. (1988) Phase relations among tellurides, sulfides, and oxides; Pt. II, Applications to telluride-bearing ore deposits. Economic Geology, 83 (2) 395-404 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.2.395
Pals, D. W., Spry, P. G. (2003) Telluride mineralogy of the low-sulfidation epithermal Emperor gold deposit, Vatukoula, Fiji. Mineralogy and Petrology, 79 (3) 285-307 doi:10.1007/s00710-003-0013-5
 
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