Lode gold deposits and Archean mantle plume-island arc interaction, Abitibi subprovince, Canada

Journal of Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 715-725

  Wyman, Derek A ^a   Kerrich, Robert ^a,b   Groves, David I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; COLLISION ZONE; GOLD; ISLAND ARC; MANTLE PLUME; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT;

CANADA;

EID: 0033505663     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314376     Document Type: Article

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