Timing and thermochemical constraints on multi-element mineralisation at the Nori/RA Cu-Mo-U prospect, Great Bear magmatic zone, Northwest Territories, Canada

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 549-566

  Ootes, Luke ^a   Goff, Steve ^a   Jackson, Valerie A ^a   Gleeson, Sarah A ^b   Creaser, Robert A ^b   Samson, Iain M ^c   Evensen, Norman ^d   Corriveau, Louise ^e   Mumin, A Hamid ^f  

^a Northwest Territories Geoscience Office ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^f BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluid inclusions, Cu Mo U; Great Bear magmatic zone; IOCG; Laser 40Ar 39Ar biotite; Re Os molybdenite

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; COPPER; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; MOLYBDENITE; MOLYBDENUM; ORE DEPOSIT; PLUTONISM; PROTEROZOIC; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; URANIUM;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 77955091608     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-010-0291-x     Document Type: Article

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