Log-uniform distribution of gold deposits along major Archean fault zones

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 817-824

  Rabeau, Olivier ^a   Royer, Jean Jacques ^b   Jébrak, Michel ^c   Cheilletz, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abitibi; Archean; Log uniform spatial distribution; Orogenic gold

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULT ZONE; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; ORE DEPOSIT; OROGENIC BELT; SHEAR ZONE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA;

EID: 84884700733     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-013-0470-7     Document Type: Article

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