An Archean megacaldera complex: The Blake River Group, Abitibi greenstone belt

Precambrian Research

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 66-82

  Pearson, V ^a   Daigneault, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abitibi greenstone belt; Archean; Blake River Group; Caldera; Greenstone belt; VMS deposits

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CALDERA; DIKE SWARM; DOME; FAULT ZONE; GREENSTONE BELT; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MAGMA CHAMBER; MINERALIZATION; THOLEIITIC BASALT; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

ABITIBI BELT; CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

EID: 57749205716     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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