Geoscience Canada 

About: Geoscience Canada is an academic journal published by Geological Association of Canada. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Archean & Facies. It has an ISSN identifier of 0315-0941. It is also open access. Over the lifetime, 976 publications have been published receiving 19175 citations.

Skarns and Skarn Deposits

Abstract: Skarn deposits occur throughout the world and have been mined for a variety of elements. This paper describes the basic stages of skarn formation and the main causes of variation from the general evolutionary model. Seven major classes of skarn deposits (Fe, W, Au, Cu, Zn, Mo and Sn) are briefly described, and relevant geological and geochemical features of important examples are summarized in a comprehensive table. The important geochemical and geophysical parameters of skarn deposits are discussed, followed by a summary of important petrologic and tectonic constraints on skarn formation. Finally, exploration models are presented for several major skarn types, with a plea for field mapping as a fundamental basis for future studies.