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376 Metallogenesis and Tectonics of the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera Table 4—Continued Toodoggone Metallogenic Belt of Au-Ag Epithermal Vein Deposits (Early Jurassic), Northern British Columbia (Belt TO) Deposit Name Mineral Deposit Model Major Metals Latitude N; Longitude E, W. Toodoggone District (Lawyers) Au-Ag epithermal vein Au, Ag 57 º 20’N 127 º 11’W Kemess (Kemess N., Kemess S.) Porphyry Cu-Au Au, Au 57 º 00’N 126 º 45’W Coast Mountain Metallogenic Belt of Volcanogenic Cu-Zn-Au-Ag Massive Sulfi de Deposits (Late Triassic and Early Jurassic), Northern British Columbia (Belt CM) Alice Arm Silver (Dolly Varden, Kuroko Zn-Pb-Cu massive Ag, Pb, Zn 55 etc.) sulfi de º 44’N 129 º 33’W Anyox Area (Hidden Creek, Bonanza) (103P 021, 023) Cyprus massive sulfi de Cu, Ag, Au 55 º 27’N 129 º 50’W Eskay Creek-21B Zone (104B Kuroko Zn-Pb-Cu massive Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu 56 008) sulfi de º 38’N 130 º 27’W Granduc (South Leduc) (104B 021) Besshi massive sulfi de Cu 56 º 13’N 130 º 21’W Tulsequah Chief (Big Bull) Kuroko Zn-Cu-Pb massive Zn, Cu, Au, Ag, Pb 58 (104K 002) sulfi de º 44’N 133 º 35’W MIDDLE JURASSIC (Toarcian through Callovian—193 to 163 Ma) (All metallogenic belts started earlier) LATE JURASSIC (Oxfordian through Kimmerigian—163 to 144 Ma) Ariadny Metallogenic Belt of Zoned Mafi c-Ultramafi c Ti Deposits (Late Jurassic), Southern Part of Russian Southeast (Belt AR) Ariadnoe Zoned mafi c-ultramafi c Ti Ti 45 º 13’N 134 º 28’E Katenskoe Zoned mafi c-ultramafi c Ti Ti 47 º 17’N 136 º 13’E Koksharovskoe Zoned mafi c-ultramafi c Ti Ti 44 º 28’N 134 º 08’E North Bureya Metallogenic Belt of Au-Ag Epithermal Vein and Granitoid-Related Au Deposits (Early Cretaceous) Northwestern Part of Russian Southeast (Belt NB) Pioneer Granitoid-related Au Au 53 º 27’N 126 º 27’E Pokrovskoe Au-Ag epithermal vein Au, Ag 53 º 08’N 126 º 17’E Chersky-Argatass Ranges Inferred Metallogenic Belt of Kuroko Massive Sulfi de Deposits (Late Jurassic) West-Central Part of Russian Northeast (Belt CAR) Khotoidokh Kuroko Pb-Zn massive sulfi de Pb, Zn, Ag 66 º 27’N 141 º 09’E Yasachnaya River Metallogenic Belt of Pb-Zn Skarn, Porphyry Cu, and Cu-Ag Vein Deposits (Late Jurassic) Western Part of Russian Northeast (Belt YS) Cherninskoe Fe (Cu, Pb, Zn) skarn Fe 63 º 20’N 151 º 05’E Datsytovoe Porphyry Cu Cu, Ag, Bi 63 º 29’N 151 º 01’E Kunarev Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag skarn Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag 63 º 24’N 150 º 55’E Terrassnoe Pb-Zn skarn Pb, Zn 63 º 33’N 148 º 56’E Oloy Metallogenic Belt of Porphyry Cu-Mo and Au-Ag Epithermal Vein Deposits (Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous?) North-Central Part of Russian Northeast (Belt OL) Asket Porphyry Cu-Mo and Polymetallic vein Cu, Mo, Au 67 º 14’N 163 º 44’E Dalny Porphyry Cu-Mo and polymetallic vein Cu, Mo, Au 67 º 31’N 160 º 49’E Innakh Polymetallic vein and Porphyry Cu, Mo, Au 67 º 17’N 159 º 22’E Cu-Mo Klen Au-Ag epithermal vein Au, Ag 67 º 08’N 161 º 13’E Peschanka Porphyry Cu-Mo Cu, Mo, Au 66 º 36’N 164 º 30’E Vesennee Au-Ag epithermal vein Au, Ag 66 º 30’N 164 º 24’E Pekulney Metallogenic Belt of Basaltic Cu Deposits (Late Jurassic), East-Central Part of the Russian Northeast (Belt PK) Skalistaya Basaltic Cu Cu 65 º 25’N 174 º 08’E Tamvatney-Mainits Metallogenic Belt of Podiform Cr Deposits (Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous) East-Central Part of the Russian Northeast (Belt TAM) Chirynai Podiform Cr Cr, PGE 63 º 27’N 175 º 44’E Krassnaya Gora Podiform Cr Cr, PGE 63 º 16’N 175 º 24’E
Table 4—Continued Mainits Metallogenic Belt of Massive Sulfi de Deposits (Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous) Eastern Part of Russian Northeast (Belt MA) Deposit Name Mineral Deposit Model Major Metals Latitude N; Longitude E, W. Ugryumoe Kuroko Cu-Zn-Ag massive Cu, Zn, Pb, Au 63 º 16’N 176 º 39’E sulfi de(?) Appendix 377 Svyatoy-Nos Metallogenic Belt of Au-Ag Epithermal Vein Deposits (Belt SVN) Western Part of Russian Northeast (Belt SVN) Polevaya Au-Ag polymetallic vein Au, Ag 69 º 08’N 149 º 06’E Kuyul Metallogenic Belt of Podiform Cr, PGE and Associated Deposits (Middle or Late Jurassic) East-Central Part of Russian Northeast (Belt KUY) Talov Podiform Cr Cr 61 º 49’N 165 º 49’E Tikhorechen Podiform Cr Cr 61 º 37’N 164 º 50’E Eastern Seward Peninsula and Marshall Metallogenic Belt of Podiform Cr Deposits (Jurassic) Northern Alaska (Belt ESM) (No signifi cant deposits) Kobuk Metallogenic Belt of Podiform Cr Deposits (Jurassic), Northern Alaska (Belt KB) Asbestos Mountain Serpentine-hosted asbestos Asbestos, jade, talc 67 º 01’N 156 º 50’W Avan Podiform Cr Cr, PGE 68 º 20’N 161 º 52’W Iyikrok Mountain Podiform Cr Cr 67 º 54’N 163 º 40’W Misheguk Mountain Podiform Cr Cr, PGE 68 º 15’N 161 º 05’W Siniktanneyak Mountain Podiform Cr Cr, Ni, PGE 68 º 20’N 158 º 30’W Southwestern Alaska Metallogenic Belt of Zoned Mafi c-Ultramafi c PGE Deposits (Late Triassic and Jurassic?) Southwestern Alaska (Belt SWA) Kemuk Mountain Zoned mafi c-ultramafi c Fe, Ti, PGE 59 º 44’N 157 º 45’W Red Mountain Zoned mafi c-ultramafi c PGE 59 º 00’N 161 º 10’W Yukon River Metallogenic Belt of Podiform Cr Deposits (Jurassic), West-Central Alaska (Belt YR) Caribou Mountain, Lower Kanuti River, Holonada Podiform Cr Cr 66 º 05’N 150 º 55’W Kaiyuh Hills (Yuki River) Podiform Cr Cr 64 º 10’N 156 º 40’W Mount Hurst Podiform Cr Cr, PGE 63 º 14’N 156 º 55’W Eastern-Southern Alaska Metallogenic Belt of Granitic Magmatism Deposits (Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous) Eastern-Southern Alaska (Belt ESA) Baultoff, Horsfeld, Carl Creek Porphyry Cu Cu 62 º 05’N 141 º 13’W London and Cape Porphyry Cu-Mo Cu, Mo, Ag 61 º 34’N 143 º 43’W Midas (Berg Creek) Cu-Au skarn Au, Cu, Ag 61 º 33’N 143 º 47’W Nabesna, Rambler Fe-Au skarn Au 62 º 23’N 143 º 00’W Orange Hill, Bond Creek Porphyry Cu-Mo and Cu-Au skarn Cu, Mo, Au 62 º 12’N 142 º 45’W Pebble Copper Porphyry Au-Cu Au, Cu, Mo 59 º 53’N 155 º 24’W Klukwan-Duke Metallogenic Belt of Mafi c-Ultramafi c Ti-Fe-Cr-PGE Deposits (mid-Cretaceous) Southeastern Alaska (Belt KL) Duke Island Zoned mafi c-ultramafi c Cr-PGE Cr, PGE 54 º 55’N 131 º 21’W Funter Bay Gabbroic Ni-Cu Cu, Ni, Co 58 º 14’N 134 º 52’W Haines Zoned mafi c-ultramafi c Fe-Ti Fe, Ti 59 º 15’N 135 º 30’W Klukwan Zoned mafi c-ultramafi c Fe-Ti Fe, PGE, Ti, V 59 º 26’N 135 º 53’W Union Bay (Cleveland Peninsula) Zoned mafi c-ultramafi c Cr-PGE Fe, V, Ti, Cr, PGE 55 º 48’N 132 º 12’W Fortymile Alaska Metallogenic Belt of Serpentinite-Hosted Asbestos Deposits (Cretaceous?) East-Central Alaska and Northwestern Canadian Cordillera (Belt FM) Clinton Creek Serpentine-hosted asbestos Asbestos 64 º 27’N 140 º 43’W Slate Creek (Fortymile) Serpentine-hosted asbestos Asbestos 64 º 31’N 142 º 30’W Cassiar Metallogenic Belt of Serpentine-Hosted Asbestos Deposits (mid-Cretaceous), Central British Columbia (Belt CS) Cassiar (McDame) Serpentine-hosted asbestos Asbestos 59 º 20’N 129 º 49’W
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USGS Prepared in collaboration with
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U.S. Department of the Interior Gal
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iv Hart River SEDEX Zn-Cu-Ag Deposi
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vi Specific Events for Middle Throu
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viii Metallogenic Belts Formed Duri
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x Origin of and Tectonic Controls f
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xii Toodoggone Metallogenic Belt of
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xiv Slate Creek Serpentinite-Hosted
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xvi Left Omolon Belt of Porphyry Mo
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xviii Origin of and Tectonic Contro
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xx Chukotka Metallogenic Belt of Au
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xxii Plutonic Rocks Hosting East-Ce
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xxiv Skeena Metallogenic Belt of Po
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xxvi Bee Creek Porphyry Cu Deposit
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xxviii 36. Wellgreen gabbroic Ni-Cu
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xxx 87. Partizanskoe Pb-Zn skarn de
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Metallogenesis and Tectonics of the
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format (Nokleberg and others, 1996)
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logenesis of the region (1) subduct
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Subterrane—A fault-bounded unit w
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dilemma consists of two conflicting
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2 to 20 m thick. A related dolomite
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Lantarsky-Dzhugdzhur Metallogenic B
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Origin of and Tectonic Controls for
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Metallogenic Belts Formed During Pr
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as at Oz, Monster, and Tart, may al
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Monashee Metallogenic Belt of Sedim
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Clark Range Metallogenic Belt of Se
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in addition to the Fe deposits. Min
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study) consists of lenses, from 100
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Omulev Austrian Alps W Deposit The
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ock, including coarse clastic rock,
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lative metalliferous brines in a re
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Prince of Wales Island Metallogenic
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suite of deposits and host rocks ar
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margin of the North American Craton
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newly created terranes migrated int
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(Ryazantzeva and Shurko, 1992). The
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tonnes Au and an average grade of a
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mafic and felsic metavolcanic rocks
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intrusion from about 402 to 366 Ma
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mentary rocks of the Cambrian to De
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(Preto and Schiarizza, 1985; Schiar
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ate and clastic rocks and volcanicl
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(Nokleberg and others, 1994c, 1997c
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Berezovka River Metallogenic Belt o
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Finlayson Lake Metallogenic Belt of
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and barite in siliceous black turbi
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Windermere Creek (Western Gypsum) C
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(NX, DL, MY), Viliga (VL), and Zolo
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South of the main east-west-trendin
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ated subduction zone in the Wrangel
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icite-biotite-quartz bodies in frac
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Canada Cordillera. The granitoid ro
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Viliga (VL) passive continental-mar
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32; tables 3, 4) occurs along the n
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superterrane, consists mainly of ma
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ers, 1994c, 1997c). In southern Bri
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mental volcanic rocks of intermedia
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a resource of 34.3 million tonnes o
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potassic zone. Combined estimated p
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and quartz monzodiorite stock and s
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and Omolon (OM) cratonal terranes,
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in volcanic and volcaniclastic rock
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minor calcite, and sporadic pyrite
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supergene blanket are interpreted a
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deposits and occurrences consist of
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onto the Omulevka terrane to form t
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superterrane. This belt is interpre
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to form along the leading edge of t
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quartz, and is virtually not associ
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deposits are at Terrassnoe and Kuna
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Peschanka Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposit Th
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The belt is hosted in the Late Jura
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in a island arc that was tectonical
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and Early Cretaceous Koyukuk island
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The deposit consists of disseminate
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The Orange Hill deposit contains an
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49; tables 3, 4) (Foley and others,
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locally Late Triassic marine volcan
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gold in a gangue of quartz, calcite
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Verkhoyansk granite belt, which int
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metallogenic belts are interpreted
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assemblages, which may have been mo
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during hypogene and supergene alter
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collision and regional thrusting, t
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Yur Au Quartz Vein Deposit The smal
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phase has a Rb-Sr isotopic age of 1
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sian Northeast. The belt is hosted
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Host Granitoid Rocks and Associated
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that are up to 600-1,500 m long, av
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Metallogenic Belts Formed During La
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y partly coeval plutons that range
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tion is interpreted as occuring by
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the Badzhal-Ezop and Khingan parts
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and comagmatic with volcanic rocks;
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as interpreted for the Rock Creek d
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source (Yeo, 1992). The Blow River
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2000). The spatial location of the
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to the east in the central Yukon Te
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occur in a 30-km-long belt along ir
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The Emerald deposit has produced ap
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Metallogenic-Tectonic Model for Ear
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cham oceans were closed, and the Ch
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greisenized Mesozoic granite that i
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composition magmatic bodies (with a
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to Albian pelecypods (Nokleberg and
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quartz-arsenopyrite-pyrrhotite, pol
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thermally altered to siliceous and
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These ore bodies are as much as 1 m
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Eastern Asia-Arctic Metallogenic Be
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Demin, and Krasilnikov, 1974; Nekra
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10 percent Cu, as much as 0.92 perc
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pyrite, pyrite, galena, sphalerite,
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content decreases with depth, as do
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azdelnoye, (2) porphyry Sn deposits
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Karalveem Au Quartz Vein Deposit Th
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Democrat (Mitchell Lode) Granitoid-
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with high-temperature and high-pres
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chalcocite and covellite and also h
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cum-North Pacific, (2) completion o
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(6) In the Paleocene (about 56 to 6
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sists of cinnabar and metacinnabari
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Eastern Asia-Arctic Metallogenic Be
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groups of deposits are interpreted
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Indian Mountain and Purcell Mountai
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and southeastern Alaska (Moll and P
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Nokleberg and others, 1995a; Bundtz
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g/t Au or 368.2 Au gold. The deposi
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wim Group and altered mafic dikes.
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Mount Nansen porphyry Cu-Mo deposit
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A Map 450 500 550 Cross section Dik
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Cretaceous and early Tertiary conti
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deposits, at Chichagoff and Hirst-C
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others, 1994c, 1997c). The signific
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tonnes grading 0.53 percent Ni, 0.3
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with a 0.25 percent cut-off. The de
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Bulkley Metallogenic Belt of Porphy
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Red Rose W-Au-Cu-Ag Polymetallic Ve
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ish Columbia and consists of severa
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during back-arc extension or transt
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stocks and dikes, is associated wit
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etrograde minnesotaite (Fe talc), F
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Specific Events for Early to Middle
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of fractured and faulted Permian-Tr
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sists of a mineralized fracture zon
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dolomite. Wall rock alteration incl
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elt of late Tertiary plutons that a
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plates that exhibit magnetic anomal
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stages (Petrenko, 1999): (1) In the
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mon. The deposit is of medium size
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Metallogenic-Tectonic Model for Lat
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The origin of the Hg deposits of th
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margin or island-arc tectonic envir
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Columbia: Implicatons for the Middl
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Bazard, D.R., Butler, R.F., Gehrels
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Bradley, D.C., Haeussler, P.J., and
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Bundtzen, T.K., Laird, G.M., Caluti
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Cecile, M.P., 1982, The lower Paleo
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Debari, S.M., and Coleman, R.G., 19
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management Open
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Cordilleran Orogen in Canada: Geolo
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Goldfarb, R., Hart, C., Miller, M.,
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Grove, E.W., 1986, Geology and mine
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Høy, T., 1982a, Stratigraphic and
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Jones, D.L., Silberling, N.J., Cone
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Kutyev, F. Sh., Baikov, A.I., Sidor
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Shield—Ultramafic magma and its m
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Manns, F.T., 1981, Stratigraphic as
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Miller, M.L., and Bundtzen, T.K., 1
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Mortimer, N., 1987, The Nicola Grou
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Noble, S.R., Spooner, E.T.C., and H
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Canada Annual Meeting, Saskatoon, S
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Perello, J.A., Fleming, J.A., O’K
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Page 363 and 364: formation occurrences: Materialy po
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Page 369 and 370: Wolfe, W.J., 1995, Exploration and
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Page 373 and 374: Table 2 Summary of correlations and
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Page 379 and 380: Table 3—Continued Metallogenic Be
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Page 403 and 404: Table 4—Continued Tracy Metalloge
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Page 415 and 416: Table 4—Continued Whitehorse Meta
Page 421 and 422: Table 4—Continued Appendix 389 LA
Page 425 and 426: Table 4—Continued Surprise Lake M
Page 427 and 428: Table 4—Continued Sredinny Metall
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