Structural evolution of Les Mines Selbaie, Northern Abitibi Belt, Québec, Canada

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 215-230

  Faure, Stéphane ^a   Jébrak, Michel ^b   Angelier, Jacques ^c  

^a Inmet Mining Corporation   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; DEFORMATION; MINERALIZATION; PROTEROZOIC; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION;

CANADA, QUEBEC, ABITIBI BELT, LES MINES SELBAIE;

EID: 0030403154     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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