Contrasting styles of Archaean greenstone gold deposition: Colomac gold mine, Canadian Northwest Territories

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 69-70, Issue , 2000, Pages 303-307

  Shelton, K L ^a   Costello, C S ^a   Van Hees, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaean; Canada; Colomac mine; Fluid unmixing; Gold; Yellowknife greenstone belt

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN GREENSTONE GOLD DEPOSITION; COLOMAC MINE; FLUID UNMIXING; YELLOWKNIFE GREENSTONE BELT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GOLD DEPOSITS; GOLD MINES; MINERAL EXPLORATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; WATER;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

ARCHEAN; GOLD; GREENSTONE BELT; MINERALIZATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0034210071     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(00)00026-1     Document Type: Article

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