Geochemical characteristics of gold-related granitoids in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada

Lithos

Volumn 104, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 355-377

  Yang, Xue Ming ^a   Lentz, David R ^a   Chi, Guoxiang ^b   Thorne, Kathleen G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appalachians; Geochemistry; Granitoid; I type granites; Intrusion related gold system; New Brunswick

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; COUNTRY ROCK; DEVONIAN; EMPLACEMENT; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GOLD; GRANITOID; I-TYPE ROCK; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MINERALIZATION; PARTIAL MELTING; REDOX CONDITIONS; SILURIAN;

APPALACHIANS; CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 49349095994     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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