Conjugate oblique-extension veins in shear and tensile fracture systems at the Komis gold mine and Mufferaw gold prospect, northern Saskatchewan

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 13, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 129-137

  Lafrance, Bruno ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIKE; GOLD MINE; GRANODIORITE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; OBLIQUITY; STRESS FIELD; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 33751247607     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/13.1-4.129     Document Type: Article

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