Metasedimentary influence on metavolcanic-rock-hosted greenstone gold deposits: Geochemistry of the Giant mine, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-74

  Van Hees, Edmond H P ^a   Shelton, Kevin L ^a   McMenamy, Todd A ^a   Ross, Louis M ^a   Cousens, Brian L ^b   Falck, Hendrik ^c   Robb, Malcolm E ^c   Canam, Tim W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Royal Oak Mines Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; ORES; ROCKS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

GOLD MINERALIZATION; MESOTHERMAL; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; METAVOLCANIC ROCKS; MINERALIZING FLUIDS; ORE DEPOSITION; ORE-FORMING; SHEAR ZONE; SULPHIDE ORES; YELLOWKNIFE;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; GREENSTONE; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; MINERALIZATION;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; YELLOWKNIFE;

EID: 84879883891     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0071:MIOMRH>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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