3D numerical modelling of fluid flow in the Val-d'Or orogenic gold district: Major crustal shear zones drain fluids from overpressured vein fields

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-98

  Beaudoin, Georges ^a   Therrien, René ^a   Savard, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crustal shear zones; Fluid flow; Gold; Lead; Numerical modelling; Silver; Stable isotopes; Zinc

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERN; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR ZONE;

EID: 33646074828     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-005-0043-5     Document Type: Article

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