Fluorite from Princess Royal Islands: Historic and Possible Economic Significance
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic2053Ключевые слова:
Economic geology, Exploration, Fluorite, Garnet, Minerals, Prince of Wales Strait, N.W.T., Princess Royal Islands, NunavutАннотация
Armstrong, physician and naturalist assigned to McClure's 'Investigator' (1949-52), reported garnet, a typically metamorphic mineral, in unmetamorphosed rocks of Princess Royal Islands. During recent visits to these islands a few crystals of purple fluorite were found near the northeast tip of the smaller, northernmost island. However, no garnet was found on either island.
Key words: Princess Royal Islands, blue Fiord Formation, Fluorite