Flat vein formation in a transitional crustal setting by self-induced fluid pressure equilibrium - An example from the Géant Dormant gold mine, Canada

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 155-178

  Gaboury, Damien ^a   Daigneault, Réal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flat vein; Fluid pressure equilibrium; G ant dormant gold mine, canada

Indexed keywords

FLUID PRESSURE; FORMATION MECHANISM; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

CANADA;

EID: 0033662844     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1368(00)00012-3     Document Type: Article

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