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Metallic Mineral Zonation Related to Tectonic Evolution of the New Brunswick Appalachians

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Regional Trends in the Geology of the Appalachian-Caledonian-Hercynian-Mauritanide Orogen

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Abstract

A great variety of stratiform and granitoid related mineral deposits occur in the New Brunswick Appalachians. The distribution of these deposits is discussed in relationship to the tectonic evolution of the province. Special emphasis is placed on the disrupted margins of and the deformed zones crossing the Avalon Microcontinent. A brief comparison is made with deposits that are found in a similar tectonic setting elsewhere in the Appalachian-Caledonian Orogen.

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  1. Department of Natural Resources, Geological Surveys Branch, Sussex and Fredericton, NB, Canada

    A. A. Ruitenberg & L. R. Fyffe

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  1. Department of Geology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Paul E. Schenk

  2. Geological Survey of Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

    R. T. Haworth

  3. Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    J. D. Keppie

  4. Department of Geology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    W. E. Trzcienski

  5. Department of Geology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

    P. F. Williams

  6. Department of Geology, University of Keele, Keele, England

    G. Kelling

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Ruitenberg, A.A., Fyffe, L.R. (1983). Metallic Mineral Zonation Related to Tectonic Evolution of the New Brunswick Appalachians. In: Schenk, P.E., Haworth, R.T., Keppie, J.D., Trzcienski, W.E., Williams, P.F., Kelling, G. (eds) Regional Trends in the Geology of the Appalachian-Caledonian-Hercynian-Mauritanide Orogen. NATO ASI Series, vol 116. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7239-1_35

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