Gold mineralization at the anomaly A deposit, Clarence Stream area, southwestern New Brunswick: Distal deposits of a syn-deformational intrusion-related gold system?

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 67-84

  Watters, S ^a,b   Castonguay, S ^a   Lutes, G G ^b   McLeod, M J ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Québec Division ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Clarence stream; Intrusion related gold; Mineralized high strain zone; New Brunswick; St. Croix belt

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; GOLD; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; QUARTZ VEIN; SHEAR ZONE; WALL ROCK;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CLARENCE STREAM; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT CROIX; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

EID: 58649121659     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsemg.17.1-2.67     Document Type: Article

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