Development of genetic models and exploration criteria for gem and rare element deposits

开发宝石和稀有元素矿床的成因模型和勘探标准

• 批准号: RGPIN-2015-06434
• 负责人: Groat, Lee
• 金额: $ 2.4万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=633687
• 关键词: Development; genetic; models; exploration; criteria

Canada produces diamond, amethyst, and opal, but given its huge land mass, we might expect that it also contains economic deposits of other gem materials, including emerald and ruby. Yet Canada does not currently produce these coloured gems. Many recent discoveries in Canada suggest that such production is possible, but research on the topic is scarce. Notably, pegmatites from the Canadian Cordillera have as yet received little attention, even though Cordilleran pegmatites in the US have been significant producers of gemstones for over a century.

加拿大生产钻石、紫水晶和蛋白石，但鉴于其庞大的土地面积，我们可能会认为它还含有其他宝石材料的经济矿藏，包括祖母绿和红宝石。然而，加拿大目前并不生产这些彩色宝石。加拿大最近的许多发现表明，这种生产是可能的，但对这一主题的研究很少。值得注意的是，加拿大科迪勒拉的伟晶岩尚未受到关注，尽管美国的科迪勒拉伟晶岩在世纪以来一直是重要的宝石生产商。