Skarn

Virtual Museum ID: 19-KM1

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Specimen Summary


Skarn is, rock(s) formed or altered by the interaction of magma, country rock, reactive fluids and heat are known as skarn.

Skarn or tactites are hard, coarse-grained metamorphic rocks that have been chemically altered by metasomatism(the chemical alteration of rock by hydrothermal and other fluids). Commonly forms around the edges of a magma body(or silicate rock) that intrudes into a carbonate layer composed of either dolomite or limestone. It consists mainly of Ca, Mg, Fe and/or Mn silicates which are free from or poor in water.

Specimen Data

 

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Collection Details

Original Collection:

Kootenay Star Mining Museum (KM)

Sub Collection:

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Collection ID:

KM_1

Virtual Museum ID:

19-KM1

Accessibility:

On display

Date Added to VM:

2019-06-10

Location Information

Sample Origin:

Kaslo, B.C.

Specific Site:

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UTM Easting:

506731

UTM Northing:

5528856

Datum:

11 (NAD 83)

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Specimen Details

VM Category:

Rock

Primary Features:

Skarn

Primary Mineral Formula:

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Advanced Geological Information

 

The following section provides geological data relating to the specimen or the site it was collected from, when available. Information has been obtained from various sources including private and government datasets but may not be up to date. Any geological time periods or ages listed often relate to the primary geology of the area, and may not be the actual date of an event such as mineral formation.

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