Crustal-scale reflection seismic investigations in the Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick, Canada

Tectonophysics

Volumn 506, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 55-72

  Cheraghi, Saeid ^a   Malehmir, Alireza ^a   Bellefleur, Gilles ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bathurst Mining Camp; Crustal structures; Mineral deposits; Seismic reflection

Indexed keywords

BASE METALS; BATHURST MINING CAMP; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEEP STRUCTURE; DEPTH RANGE; FINITE-DIFFERENCE MODELING; GEOLOGICAL DATA; GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; GOOD CORRELATIONS; MINERALIZED ZONE; PETROPHYSICAL; PETROPHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS; REFLECTION SEISMIC; SEISMIC DATAS; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; STUDY AREAS; SULPHIDE DEPOSITS; SYNTHETIC DATA; TOTAL LENGTH;

MINERAL RESOURCES; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES;

DEPOSITS;

BOREHOLE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MINERAL DEPOSIT; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SULFIDE GROUP;

BATHURST [NEW BRUNSWICK]; CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK;

EID: 79958144933     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

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