The gold-rich Louvicourt volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, New Brunswick: A Kuroko analogue in the Bathurst Mining Camp

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 127-154

  McClenaghan, S H ^a   Lentz, David R ^a   Beaumont Smith, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b Manitoba Geological Survey   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barite; Bathurst Mining Camp; Kuroko; Louvicourt; Massive sulfide deposit

Indexed keywords

BARITE; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; GOLD; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; ORDOVICIAN; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447558450     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsemg.15.3-4.127     Document Type: Article

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