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GISEMENT FILONIEN MESOTHERMAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Metals Mining
CONT

Quartz-Carbonate Vein Gold Deposits in Metamorphic Terranes. ... This type of gold deposit consists dominantly of quartz-carbonate veins in metamorphosed volcanic, sedimentary and granitoid rocks. Such deposits are commonly referred to as mesothermal vein deposits in the literature, in part after the classification of Lindgren (1933); ...

CONT

Of paramount importance are the abundant quartz-carbonate vein deposits that typify greenstone terrains of all ages; because their inferred conditions of formation are compatible with the low to medium metamorphic grade of their host rocks, these deposits are also commonly referred to as mesothermal vein deposits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Mines métalliques

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