Tholeiitic to calc-alkaline cyclic volcanism in the roy group, chibougamau area, abitibi greenstone belt revised stratigraphy and implications for VHMS exploration

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 661-694

  Leclerc, François ^a,d   Bédard, Jean H ^b   Harris, Lyal B ^a   McNicoll, Vicki J ^b   Goulet, Normand ^c   Roy, Patrice ^d   Houle, Patrick ^d  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABITIBI; ARCHEAN; BANDED IRON FORMATIONS; GREENSTONE BELTS; IRON FORMATION; STRATIGRAPHIC MARKERS; U-PB ZIRCON AGES; VOLCANIC EVOLUTION;

BASALT; LITHOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; STRATIGRAPHY;

VOLCANOES;

ALKALINITY; BASALT; CRATON; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GREENSTONE BELT; LITHOLOGY; RHYOLITE; STRATIGRAPHY; SULFIDE; THOLEIITE; VOLCANIC LANDFORM; VOLCANISM;

CANADA; CHIBOUGAMAU; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 79953020210     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: 14803313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E10-088     Document Type: Article

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