Unraveling the geologic history of the Hemlo Archean gold deposit, superior province, Canada: A U-Pb geochronological study

Economic Geology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-67

  Davis, Donald W ^a   Lin, Shoufa ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAMORPHISM;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; GOLD DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; ROCK MECHANICS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ARCHEAN; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

CANADA;

EID: 0141566341     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.98.1.51     Document Type: Article

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