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VOlAJME I UBSTWLCT ADOsnn~NTS TDBLE OP CONTENTS LIST OF TILRLES LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF PIATES CXAm 1 IW=IMI TABLE 05' CUNl'ENT8 1.1 General Introduction and Setting 1.2 History of Uining, Exploration and Previma study 1.3 hlrpsc of the study 1.4 Organization of the Dosment PILRT I THE POSITIM OF NEVPOUM)W ZINC MIHES IN mP ReGIONRL SETTING CHAPTER 2 REOIMAL SETTING 2.1 Lmation 2.2 Relation of the st. George ~rmp to the Evolution of the Platfom 2.3 DeConMtional History of the Platform 2.3.1 me ~aconic omgsny and Burial of the St. George Gmup 2.3.2 The Acadian Omgeny 2.3.3 Carhonifamus Structure 2.4 Carbonsts Diagagsnesis. Dolmitlration and svlphide nineralization 2.5 Lithestratigraphy and Sedimentology of the St. George Group
2.5.1 Intrcductim 2.5.2 Watts Bight Fomation 2.1.3 Boat Hadour Fomtion 2.5.4 Catache Fomtion 2.5.5 Aguathuna Fomtion 2.6 Biostmtigrapny oE the st. George Omup 2.1 Lithostratigraphy and Sedirentoiogy of the Table Head Group 2.7.1 Intmduction 2.1.2 Table Point $'omation 2.7.3 Table Cove Fomation 2.1.4 Cape Cornrent Fomtion 2.8 Biortratigraphy of the Table Head Gmup PART I1 SEDIHBNTOLXY MD STWATIGRRPHY INTROODCTION nr PPRT 11 3.1 Intrduction to the Lacd stratigraphy 3.2 Stratigraphic Control and Review of PIWims N-elatare 3.3 Introduction to ths upper Catoche Porntion 3.4 Mder C - Upper Nodular mdatone 3.4.1 Lithologies 3.4.2 Veetioal Distribution of Litholagies 3.4.3 Uopohitionsl EnvLmmant 3.5 nenmsr D - Upper Burrwed Waokestone 3.5.1 Lithology
Page 3 and 4: m*m !:6yAy~ru Kiiolheque mciaie du
Page 6 and 7: SUBJECT CATEGORIES REPRINTS Y " W 1
Page 8 and 9: The sphalsrlte deposit at Newfoundl
Page 10 and 11: stages along frastum zones es fract
Page 12 and 13: .ining, drilling programs and a com
Page 16 and 17: 3.5.2 Depositional Enviromnt 3.6 We
Page 18 and 19: 5.13 Implications of hsoc Elenent G
Page 20 and 21: CHAPTER 11 PRE-ORE EPIGENETIC DOLOS
Page 22 and 23: mamn 14 SYN~IESIS OF mmsE W~STONEJ
Page 24 and 25: able 3.1 Stretigraph10 Nmenciatvre
Page 26 and 27: Figure 4.7 isopach map of tne middl
Page 28 and 29: Fiwre 12.4 moss-section thmugh the
Page 30 and 31: XX iv Plate 11.2 Spnaierite Ore Hab
Page 32: Pirure 1.1 Location and Geologic Ma
Page 35: Fig;rr 1.2 St~.atig~aphy of the Aut
Page 39 and 40: Nzn is situated in a fault hlmk def
Page 41 and 42: AREA OF NEWFOUNDLAND ZINC MINES MIK
Page 43 and 44: A CROSS-SECTION OF DOLOSTONE BODIES
Page 45 and 46: production is 1975. Wining and expl
Page 47 and 48: aqpects of the largar topic. The in
Page 50 and 51: RIB FUSITXIN OF m I A N E ZINC WINE
Page 52 and 53: zinc mncrsl~zation aa sphaleritc is
Page 54 and 55: dol.mltieed, peritidal redinmnta of
Page 56 and 57: !ndllnleyrr, 1911; oallrneyer and H
Page 58 and 59: mineralizd intervals Include: (1) g
Page 60 and 61: IRGE GROUP
Page 62 and 63: with dolmite-chert brecslas (Knight
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The entire formation is dolmitized
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~lgure 2.2 liostratigraphy of the S
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atfizns the late Canadian age of th
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mudstones, peloidel pramstones, sma
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alrle Point mrmation belong to the
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The follnvlng discussion describes
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3.2 suatigcaphic mntml and nevi- of
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ST. GEORGE GROUP TABLE 33 STRATIGRA
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plate 3.2 Middle Catashe Formation
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diverse associated banthnnic fauna
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3.6.1 Litholwies Peloidal grains fo
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- ~hr collective presenss of peloid
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(I) Chsrts - t%w tmes of chert occu
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I% OWED WACKESTONE T" I PELOIDAL GR
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(2) As sea level ria* drowned the s
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many beds call be correlated beyond
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____Y.,l. ..G
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~ia'e 4.1 %r,athune Porntion - hini
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dololminltes, exeept for gruptolite
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(5) Cherts - chert iv comnly bssoci
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paztially cemnteil by chalcedony. M
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Yig~lrr 4.3 H~rltigeneiatlonal brec
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~;lssls; (4) up to 30% late silica
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Figure 1.4 vertical Distribution of
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urrwed bed. The mar Wgiiiite morkcr
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TABLE POINT MINE NW GRAVELS IDDH 96
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also precipitated f m the brines; p
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Internretation s~btidniblntertidal
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100 subtidal/ intertidal units burr
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follow~d by accretion of laminitas.
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&er. Plirck brm-wttied feci-3 in th
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a ag- 3 ;- % g- a II Hi- ; !- z w o
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srghlricant emsional relief of up t
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(1) Massive, finely crvstal1ir.e do
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plate 4.3 chert Pebble Beds above t
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lnneine sheet flmds over the hard c
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1.6.5 Depeitional Inyimmsnt " The S
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Fo!.matiun). The sc3inmts were depo
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the platform into a foredeep (Stenz
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This chapter describes the dtrogrsp
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dolomite powders were determined re
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~ m p l e with ~ varying Nacl r 11,
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*. purple tm crystals of blcmite 1
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Plate 5.3 Dolomites I and I1 a. Dvl
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llgvre 5.7. Isotr,pe and Fluid Incl
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' (PI. 5.3a,
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and Iimencslone diegenesis. Calcite
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a. C-site "Cm' crystals with cloudy
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he rtoisnimerric (51 wle % CeCO.1 d
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Fe AND Mn IN ZONED DOLOMITE Ill
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alonr faults in lower parts of the
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E. Xenotopic, replacement saddle da
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FLUID INCLUSION TEMPERATURES SADDLE
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Petroqraphx and Distribution - Iwrt
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a. "late 5.6 Fluid Inclusions in Sa
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la) White, tlensiucant void-filling
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-- Fluid Inclusions - Typical, low
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Cathodolminessence - Oolmita VI is
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enriched in 6'"O and depleted in 6'
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Figure 5.5 Isotopic Ueta for Late P
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Piguce 5.6 Paragenetic Sequence Cha
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li17 diagenetic stages and other ev
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Figure 5.1 Pluid Inclusion Saliniti
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186 two or mre separate fluids as s
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A. EARLY DOLOMITES 6. EPlGENETlC DO
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equation: WjR = log. (6,.~,,., + a
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WATERIROCK RATIO CURVES FOR VARIABL
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saline pore fluids at 10'C end init
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Port-tectonic fault-mlat.4 dolcrait
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hwrver, crystellired at depth long
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,.. 7,> rnv l~\eJilrn ~~em~orpl~ls
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quigranuiar crystals, which replace
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?O.I ~olc~~nila IV - upper catmhe c
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increased fluid-mck IRKLiM, cooling
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Plate 6.1 Colaur Phases of Sphaleri
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ig~~n 6.1 paregenesis of Pigenetic
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a. riare 6.2 Early Pyrite, Rerl and
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6.1 ~a.1~ Red sphlerite Petrwraph~
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Crystal rosettes, 5 fo 20 m in diam
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Pisure 5.1 Fluid Inclueion Dab from
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a. Gmth layers of prismatic crystal
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Figure 6.3 Distribution of Fluid In
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SPAR BRECCIA 1:iD"E:ED51'A%n YELLOW
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a. Plale 6.4 bate Sphalerites Mediu
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~.lgure 6.5 variation of Late Sphel
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-- Evidence of - Yellow-brawn sphal
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-- Fluid Inclusions - One to Lventy
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lrlate b.5 Mtt-Ore Sulphates, Sulph
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lnlficant trace olmnt abundance=. 6
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40.0 n * 39.0 P m N 88.0 TABLE HEAD
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GALENA WlTH EARLY RED SPHALERITE GA
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&ring oxidation ot formational flui
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Petrwra~h,hp and Distribution - Euh
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mmpling across tho nine urea is nee
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Ute red sphelerite is "aiatively de
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crystallization of sulphides sulphu
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thtough the sedimentary pile (~uind
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cd 0: mineralization in both early
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A ~1088-~.~0ti0n aembs the L Zone o
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COMPARISON OF DOLOMrrE AND DOLOSTON
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170 above the St. George Uncontomit
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Qiqura 7.2 Dlatribution of the five
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Figure 7.3 A pmEile of flne rock-mt
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fault zones (Figs. 4.6, 6.7, 1.3).
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e. Oligwict breccia. Catoshe Fomtio
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stylolites separate fragments and p
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TABLE 7.2 BRECCIA TYPES VARIETY OF
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TABLE 7.3 BODY TYPES OF ROCK-MATRIX
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Tile lower nrelabsr of the Armathun
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ceussd subsidence of the lower mbsr
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4) Chinw B-c& - Chimney-shaped brec
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247 Fracturing and ~ubsvrface karat
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EVOLUTION OF KARST BRECCIAS
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8.1 Intmhlction me formatinn of ear
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secondary pores in these dolastones
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P~(JUIE 8.2 Dlbtribation of Deep Di
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llared on detailed petrographic rel
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Strnta'nd complexes of epigenetlc,
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Figtllo 9.1 llpp:~ Catoshs Doloston
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'lrure 9.2 Rciatiollahip between Sp
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~iqure 9.4 ~istribution or bate Fau
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10.1 Relative We Rslatiships ot Str
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trending reverse and thrust faults
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Piaura 10.2 structure of ths East L
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~igur~: 10.4 ~istribution of ~yper
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'omation. Mineralized velns ore rel
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;I. Piate lo. I Veins and Vein-Brrs
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Thlee gemrations of structures, whi
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~igure 10.8 orientation of Veins in
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~~gure 10.8 r.mss-ncction of a vein
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fractures and hrecdos. Both Saddle
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tant but subordinate roles. Dolosto
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~lo~tone beds at "30" end "66". 357
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Ylgure 11.1 Evolution of Cwrsc Matr
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12.2 Sphalsrite Boaiea: meir Intern
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Flgvre 12.2 Mngitudinsl Profile of
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~bfe 12.1 DisLribution of Sphheieri
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~iyure 12.3 Detailed Zinc Grade Dis
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a. Platr 12.2 Sphalerite Ore Habits
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covity-base precipitates ere also t
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1741 pervaled unironly pr011s dolos
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13.2~. he footwall and, In places,
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,, ,D,ISTMUTION OF EARLY AND LATE S
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WLPHlDE ZCNAilON, LONG HDLE SIOPE.
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Steqe 2, Red Wmlerita - early red s
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12.4, 12.6). A two stage dcveiopmen
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the area. The diseontinurms nature
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(Iv) attd sphalerite overprint styl
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ulphide precipitation sa regionally
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pul.oua dolostanes along multiple t
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DEFORMATION MODEL FOR GROUND PREPAR
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Thus, Wann to hot ore fluids poaaib
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CCR 10 -40 - 50 TRANSPORT ' pH META
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DTEomtional events cnated fracture
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solution oE carbonates; (3) apparsn
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~igurc 13.1 Regional Distribution o
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contrast to the local occurrenca of
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13.3.1 Definition TI!= mck nmd pseu
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e. Cumd planar hndrries (arrou) mnt
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,?. 1xmal ic!bra fabrics nsmc1iAr.d
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. coarse spnrry dolostone matrix (g
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13.3.2 cqetal T-s of PeeudDbncda .1
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P~a~dobm~~lil Is widespread in the
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madium Erystalline gray &lortonc. T
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I FABRIC ELEMENTS OF PSEUDOBRECCIA
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429 fluids, are reduced in pisc fmn
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431 by saddle dolaoite. l'hs.grsy d
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igurc 13.1 Evolution of Pseudobrecc
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435 nf tletrea thmugh adarae gray d
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woluding pore-centre cements. nn (6
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open dur~ng the four'stage precipit
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1.11 paeudobrec~ia beds, Which also
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lw metres in diarnetm by M to 50 m
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19191. Flllld pmasure could have bu
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1.10 betwoen pseudobreccia and lime
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trosture conduits adjacent to react
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8~guro 13.5 Lalc Galmitization (YII
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13.8.2 Intqzetstim Ssddle doldter i
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saddle dolomite. Discoldant gray do
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,159 fracturing during fluid migrat
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ing coarse crystalline sphalerite a
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Fracturing as the sudden decrease i
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igration and mture of the fluids ha
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free of H,S and precipitate sulphid
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igure 14.1 schematic rross-section
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Figure 11.2 Fault dnd Stratigraphic
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the basin during R them1 peak. ~nit
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mring the deposition of the upper S
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a. MIDDLE ClTOCWl FORYATloH b. UPPE
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,119 extensive rtratabovnd dissolut
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and fracture systems fomd as anothe
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PTimry lithology and fracture linea
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Host dolostone beds in the mine ace
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tines and lneteorio vaterr that mig
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deformtion generated regionel metam
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hydrothermal fluids into the upper
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sphalerite canplexcs. These "open w
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v. 50, p. 371-394. AILSTEM, K.L. an
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Carbonate ressrvoirs as Illustrated
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H~mn and Energy, Repor6 86-1, p. lb
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nmpuFTm, P.W., 1971, Late ?err-n do
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Daniel's Ilarboar. western Newfound
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drp*ition.,?uert. Jwr. cwi. w iety,
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New 'fork, b33p. POLBY, N.K., SINWI
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CaINES, A.M., 1980, Dalmitieation K
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GRBNIER, R. and C A W , P.. 1988, V
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Scl~uol of Mines Quarterly. v. 82,
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HITCHON. 8.. 1969, Fluid flow in we
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fra~tion&l'eryatallisatlon, adcwlur
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Geol. bsac. of Canada. Geosclence C
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KNIGHT, I., lPBbb, Geology of the P
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WWD, L.S., 1987, Basinal doldtirati
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14. P. l87;196. UIVERINO, P.S., 196
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Spec. ~ubl: 36, p. 223-210. WORE, G
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5.80 tion, hotspbt tracks end miner
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PRUTT, B.R., 1982,. Limestone respo
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I A ~ smaiun, O 9- Bird. utah, p. 4
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Misniaaippi Islley-type zinc-lead d
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?:I11 SIBmY, D.P., 19S9, mlanite st
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'140 SlOUGP, S.S., 1982,'Praliminar
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yold exploration in Newloundland. I
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WATSON, I.M., 190, mniel's nerbour,
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views - dlsc~ssion. Jmr. of Sed. Pc
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APPENDIX C X-RAY DIFFRACTION DATA F
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EWlY Red 61-63.3 37 0.02 1.9-7.0 0.
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Early Yellow ZnS 8-1 0.5 0.1 1.0 fl
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Cw~tal m e Early UI1site mlmite III
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CNSW Twe g0nrnh Ro. % V O ~ ~ B lad
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mt.1 m e '--h 'Pn Ih Late calcite K
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;'RILL HOLE 482, SOUTH OF THE L ZON
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