An Archean volcanic-related gold-sulfide-quartz vein orebody: The Géant Dormant Mine, Abitibi Subprovince, Québec, Canada

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-213

  Gaboury, Damien ^a   Daigneault, Réal ^a   Tourigny, Ghislain ^b,d   Gobeil, Claude ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c Cambior Inc   (Canada)

^d Corporation Lithos ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; GOLD; QUARTZ VEIN; SULPHIDE;

CANADA, QUEBEC, ABITIBI GREENSTONE BELT;

EID: 0030404368     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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