
Skarn
Virtual Museum ID: 19-KM1
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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KM_1Virtual Museum ID:
19-KM1Accessibility:
On displayDate Added to VM:
2019-06-10Location Information
Sample Origin:
Kaslo, B.C.Specific Site:
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506731UTM Northing:
5528856Datum:
11 (NAD 83)Coordinate Accuracy:
Specimen Details
VM Category:
RockPrimary Features:
SkarnPrimary 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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