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Kontak, Daniel J., Kerrich, Robert (1997) An isotopic (C, O, Sr) study of vein gold deposits in the Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia; implication for source reservoirs. Economic Geology, 92 (2) 161-180 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.2.161

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Reference Type	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Title	An isotopic (C, O, Sr) study of vein gold deposits in the Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia; implication for source reservoirs
Journal	Economic Geology
Authors	Kontak, Daniel J.		Author
Authors	Kerrich, Robert		Author
Year	1997 (April 1)	Volume	92
Issue	2
Publisher	Society of Economic Geologists
DOI	doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.2.161Search in ResearchGate
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Mindat Ref. ID	227420	Long-form Identifier	mindat:1:5:227420:5
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Full Reference	Kontak, Daniel J., Kerrich, Robert (1997) An isotopic (C, O, Sr) study of vein gold deposits in the Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia; implication for source reservoirs. Economic Geology, 92 (2) 161-180 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.2.161
Plain Text	Kontak, Daniel J., Kerrich, Robert (1997) An isotopic (C, O, Sr) study of vein gold deposits in the Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia; implication for source reservoirs. Economic Geology, 92 (2) 161-180 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.2.161
In	(1997, April) Economic Geology Vol. 92 (2) Society of Economic Geologists

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Locality Pages

Locality	Citation Details
Forest Hill mines, Forest Hill, Guysborough District Municipality, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Goldboro gold district, Isaacs Harbour North, Guysborough District Municipality, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Miller Lake gold district, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Wine Harbour, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Beaverdam gold mine (Beaver Dam mine), Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Caribou gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Dufferin mines, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Ecum Secum gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Fifteen Mile Stream gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Lake Catcha gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Lochaber mines, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Moose River gold mines, Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Moosehead gold mines (Shiers Point mines), Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Sheet Harbour mines, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Tangier mines, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Bridgewater mines (Leipsigate mines; Millipsigate Lake mines), Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Brookfield gold mine, Queens Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Molega (Malaga) gold district, Queens Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Mineral Occurrences

Locality	Mineral(s)
Forest Hill mines, Forest Hill, Guysborough District Municipality, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Native Gold, ⓘ Quartz
Goldboro gold district, Isaacs Harbour North, Guysborough District Municipality, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Arsenopyrite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Plagioclase, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Quartz
Miller Lake gold district, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Ankerite
Wine Harbour, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Quartz
Caribou gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Arsenopyrite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Dolomite, ⓘ Galena, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Quartz
Dufferin mines, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Ankerite, ⓘ Plagioclase, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Quartz
Ecum Secum gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Quartz
Fifteen Mile Stream gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Ankerite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Plagioclase, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Sphalerite
Lochaber mines, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Quartz
Moose River gold mines, Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Ankerite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Dolomite, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Pyrrhotite, ⓘ Quartz
Moosehead gold mines (Shiers Point mines), Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Calcite
Tangier mines, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Ankerite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Iron-bearing Dolomite
West Gore, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Quartz
Bridgewater mines (Leipsigate mines; Millipsigate Lake mines), Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Calcite
Brookfield gold mine, Queens Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	ⓘ Calcite

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👁 Image	Morelli, R. M., Creaser, R. A., Selby, D., Kontak, D. J., Horne, R. J. (2005) Rhenium-Osmium Geochronology of Arsenopyrite in Meguma Group Gold Deposits, Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada: Evidence for Multiple Gold-Mineralizing Events. Economic Geology, 100 (6) 1229-1242 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.100.6.1229
👁 Image	Kontak, Daniel J., Horne, Richard J., Smith, Paul K. (1996) Hydrothermal characterization of the West Gore Sb-Au deposit, Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada. Economic Geology, 91 (7) 1239-1262 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.91.7.1239
👁 Image	Kontak, Daniel J., Smith, Paul K., Kerrich, Robert, Williams, Paul F. (1990) Integrated model for Meguma Group lode gold deposits, Nova Scotia, Canada. Geology, 18 (3) 238 doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<0238:imfmgl>2.3.co;2
👁 Image	Kontak, Daniel J., Smith, Paul K., Reynolds, Peter H. (1993) Geology and 40 Ar/ 39 Ar geochronology of the Beaver Dam gold deposit, Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada; evidence for mineralization at 370 Ma. Economic Geology, 88 (1) 139-170 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.88.1.139
👁 Image	Kontak, D. J., Archibald, D. A. (2002) 40Ar/39Ar dating of hydrothermal biotite from high-grade gold ore, Tangier gold deposit, Nova Scotia: further evidence for 370 Ma gold metallogeny in the Meguma Terrane. Economic Geology, 97 (3) 619-628 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.97.3.619
👁 Image	Kontak, Daniel J., Horne, Richard J., Kyser, Kurt (2011) An oxygen isotope study of two contrasting orogenic vein gold systems in the Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada, with implications for fluid sources and genetic models. Mineralium Deposita, 46 (3) 289-304 doi:10.1007/s00126-011-0332-0
👁 Image	Kontak, Daniel J., Smith, Paul K., Reynolds, Peter, Taylor, Keith (1990) Geological and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar geochronological constraints on the timing of quartz vein formation in Meguma Group lode-gold deposits, Nova Scotia. Atlantic Geology, 26 (3) doi:10.4138/1704
👁 Image	Dostal, Jaroslav, Kontak, Daniel J., Chatterjee, A. K. (2009) Trace element geochemistry of scheelite and rutile from metaturbidite-hosted quartz vein gold deposits, Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada: genetic implications. Mineralogy and Petrology, 97 (1) 95-109 doi:10.1007/s00710-009-0067-0
👁 Image	Savard, Martine M., Kontak, Daniel J. (1998) delta 13 C-delta 18 O- 87 Sr/ 86 Sr covariations in ore-stage calcites at and around the Gays River Zn-Pb deposit (Nova Scotia, Canada); evidence for fluid mixing. Economic Geology, 93 (6) 818-833 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.93.6.818
👁 Image	Kerr, Mitchell J., Hanley, Jacob J., Kontak, Daniel J. (2021) Application of bulk fluid volatile chemistry to exploration for metasedimentary rock-hosted orogenic gold deposits: An example from the Meguma terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 226. 106764pp. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2021.106764

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