Metallogeny of the Grenville Province revisited

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1719-1734

  Gauthier, Michel ^a   Chartrand, Francis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b SOQUEM Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER GOLD MINES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; IRON OXIDES; METALLOGRAPHY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; ORE DEPOSITS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; TECTONICS; THERMAL PLUMES; ZINC DEPOSITS;

METALLOGENIC MODELS; MINERAL POTENTIAL; PETROGENIC MODELS;

PETROLOGY;

METALLOGENESIS;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; GRENVILLE PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33644892566     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e05-051     Document Type: Article

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