Mass transfer and the path of Metasomatic Reactions in Mesothermal Gold Deposits: An example from Flambeau Lake, Ontario

Economic Geology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 302-321

  Mountain, Bruce W ^a,b   Williams Jones, Anthony E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; METASOMATISM; QUARTZ UNDERSATURATION;

CANADA, ONTARIO, FLAMBEAU LAKE;

EID: 0030499704     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.2.302     Document Type: Article

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