History, tectonic setting, and models for instrusion-related gold deposits in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada: Examples from the Clarence Stream area

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-12

  McLeod, Malcolm J ^a   Hoy, D ^b   Thorne, K G ^c  

^a Minerals Policy and Planning Division   (Canada)

^b Freewest Resources Canada Incorporation   (Canada)

^c New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appalachians; Clarence Stream; Exploration; Intrusion related gold deposits; New Brunswick

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GOLD; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; MODELING; ORE DEPOSIT; TECTONIC SETTING;

APPALACHIANS; CANADA; CLARENCE STREAM; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 58649121239     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsemg.17.1-2.1     Document Type: Article

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