Sm-Nd dating of scheelite and tourmaline: implications for the genesis of archean gold deposits, Val d'Or, Canada

Economic Geology

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1372-1382

  Anglin, C D ^a   Jonasson, I R ^a   Franklin, J M ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; GOLD; GREENSTONE BELT; MINERALIZATION; SAMARIUM/NEODYMIUM DATING; SCHEELITE; TOURMALINE;

CANADA, QUEBEC, VAL D'OR;

EID: 0030391931     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.8.1372     Document Type: Article

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