Iron oxide - Copper - Gold-type and related deposits in the Manitou Lake area, eastern Grenville Province, Quebec: Variations in setting, composition, and style

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1829-1847

  Clark, Thomas ^a   Gobeil, A ^a   David, J ^b  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IRON DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; PETROLOGY;

MAGNETITE MINERALIZATION; MAGNETITE-RICH DEPOSITS;

MAGNETITE;

COPPER; GOLD; IRON; ORE DEPOSIT;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; GRENVILLE PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33644886665     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e05-048     Document Type: Article

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