 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | WestGoreSb-AuDeposit, MegumaTerrane,NovaScotia,Canada DANIELJ. KONTAK,RICItARDJ. HORNE,ANDPAULK. SMITH...association whichcharacterizeswere deformed (D•) into east-west-northeast-southwestHereynianantimonydeposits of...Devonian(Fig. la). The styleandorientation of folds The West Gore area is located in the Rawdon Hills of NovaScotia(Fig...metaturbidites of the lb) andseveral WEST GORE Sb-AuDEPOSIT,N.S., CANADA LEGEND CARBONIFEROUS • Wlndsor...opproximote .................. -•--lundivlde d West '•OHg Gore grodotionol troce ond plunge of F, fold |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A ZONAL GOLD MINERALIZATION W. H. IN NOVA SCOTIA. NEWHOUSE. CONTENTS. Introduction ....................... 822 823 825 827 829 INTRODUCTION. Nova SCOTIAis an excellentregionin which to studymineral...includesomeminor depositsin the southwestern part of Nova Scotia,and someof the districtswithin the map area were...mileswide and extendsalongthe southeastern coastof Nova Scotia for a distance of over 200 miles. In the northeasternpart...Malcolm,W., and Faribault, E. R.: Gold Fields of Nova Scotia. Geol. Surv. Can., Memoir x56, x929. Downloaded |  | | Report (issue) | | Survey of Canada Popular Geoscience 97 Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; South Shore, Nova Scotia...career in mineralogy at the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) in 1952, working in the new field of mineral...for the Collector”, which covers 14 regions of Canada, from Newfoundland and Labrador to the Yukon-Alaska...(Na4TiZr2O4(CO3)4), which was named in her honour. She was also co-founder of the Canadian Gemmological Association...treasurer for the Mineralogical Association of Canada. After her retirement in the late 1990s, Ann continued |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | vein gold systems in the Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada, with implications for fluid sources and...Ma; Dufferin, 380 Ma) in the Meguma Terrane of Nova Scotia has been done to compare and contrast their δ18Oquartz...Earth Science, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada P3E 2E6 e-mail: dkontak@laurentian.ca R. J. Horne...Acadian Mining, 1969 Lower Water Street, Halifax, NS, Canada B3J 2R7 K. Kyser Department of Geological Sciences...Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6 Terrane that were separated by 30 Ma. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | FROM HIGH-GRADE GOLD ORE, TANGIER GOLD DEPOSIT, NOVA SCOTIA: FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR 370 Ma GOLD METALLOGENY...J. KONTAK† Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 698, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T9, Canada...Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada Abstract A hydrothermal biotite ± carbonate alteration...in the Tangier gold deposit, Meguma terrane, Nova Scotia, has given an 40Ar/39Ar plateau age of 374 Ma...gold deposits in the Meguma Group of southern Nova Scotia has long been a contentious issue, and variations |  | | Report (Issue volume) | | Volume III NEW BRUNSWICK NOVA SCOTIA PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND NEWFOUNDLAND Ann P. Sabina MISCELLANEOUS...MISCELLANEOUS REPORT 8 Issued by THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa...mail from information Canada, Ottawa, and at the following information Canada bookshops: HALIFAX i 735...Barrington Street MONTREAL 1182 St. Catherine Street West OITAWA 171 Slater Street TORONTO 221 Yonge Street...equipment 5 • Care of specimens 6 • Collecting in Canada 6 • Mineral and rock sets 7 • Abbreviations used |  | 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 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geochronology of Arsenopyrite in Meguma Group Gold Deposits, Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada: Evidence for...Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E3 DAVID SELBY, Department of Earth Sciences...HORNE Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 698, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 3M8...using arsenopyrite was undertaken for three gold deposits in the Meguma terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada, in...the utility of arsenopyrite for dating similar deposits globally. Analyses of arsenopyrite from bedding-concordant |  | | Report (issue) | | deposit. Table 4, part B, gives an alphabetic list of mine and properties followed by the deposit name. CHARACTERISTICS...1971); and Bridge River Camp, British Columbia, Canada (Barr, 1980). They may also occur as saddle reefs...e., deposits hosted by the Meguma Group, Nova Scotia, Canada; and Ballarat, Victoria, Australia (Barr...also observed, i.e., Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada; and Ballarat, Victoria, Australia (Barr, 1980))...present include pyrite, galena, sphalerite, and arsenopyrite (Berger, 1986). These minerals plus others are |  | Obolensky, A.A., Gushchina, L.V., Borisenko, A.S., Borovikov, A.A., Nevol’ko, P.A. (2009) Computer thermodynamic modeling of the transport and deposition of Sb and Au during the formation of Au-Sb deposits. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 50 (11) 950-965 doi:10.1016/j.rgg.2009.10.004 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | produced at two early stages (arsenopyrite-pyrite and pyrite-arsenopyrite-stibnite) are stibnite, berthierite...berthierite, pyrite, arsenopyrite, and gold; the veined minerals are dominated by quartz and, more seldom...gold is finely dispersed and occurs mainly in arsenopyrite (up to 0.16–0.3 wt.%) and pyrite (0.02 wt.%)...deposits (Mary Rosa, Spain; Kharma, Bolivia; West Gore, Canada; Terek, Kirghizia; Sentachan, Sarylakh, etc...ores of the Murchison, Sarylakh, Sentachan, and West Gore deposits have high contents of gold (up to 500 |  | | Report (issue) | | disseminated mineralization in wall rocks): pyrite+arsenopyrite+ gold+(locally) pyirhotite+chalcopyrite+ferberite+scheelite;...submicroscopic gold of 800 to 930 fineness, mostly in arsenopyrite and less commonly in pyrite distributed in altered...paragonite, pyrophyllite)+(near ore bodies) pyrite-f arsenopyrite+(rare) albite+epidote; in mafic and ultramafic...with gold grades; gold associates mainly with arsenopyrite and pyrite. This subtype is common for stratiform...(Russian). Fisher, N.H., 1953, Coimdai antimony mine, in Geology of Australian Ore Deposits, 5th Emp |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1 .,'.. ... \1 ;"1\ .- " GOLD FIELDS OF NOVA SCOTIA Reprinted from Memoir 156, a compilation byW...mail from Information Canada, Ottawa, KIA OS9 from the Geological Survey of Canada 601 Booth St., Ottawa...Ottawa, KIA OE8 and Information Canada bookshops in HALIFAX - 1683 Barrington Street MONTREAL - 640 St. Catherine...for reference in public libraries across Canada Price - Canada: $5.00 Other Countries: $6.00 Catalogue...Information Canada Ottawa 1929 Reprinted 1976 FOREWORD A renewed interest in the gold deposits of Nova Scotia |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 19 Megumagolddeposits in the Megumaterraneof Nova Scotia havebeenanalyzed forstable(t9SO,t5•3C) andradiogenic...the easternmargin sentedfor the Superiorprovince,Canada(Kerrichet al., an alloehthonous 1987;King, 1989;King...= Molega,16 = Lepsigate, 17 = BeaverDam, 18 = West Gore, 19 = Forest Hills. v sillirno nlte v v ISOTOPIC...stratigraphy 1988).The suturezoneisrepresented byaneast-west-trend-Chatterice,pets.eommun.,1996). ingdextral...Secum),otherdeposits at 25øCfor the extractionof CO.2from calcite(McCrea, 1950). (e.g.,Tangier,MooseRiver |  | | Journal (issue) | | ........... 323 by W. E. Wilson and R. Bentley Nova Scotian gold .......................................... 337 by D. J. Mossman The Colorado Quartz mine, Mariposa County, California: a modem source of...2 Wellsic Lane, Rothley Leicestershire LE7 7QB Canada: Mrs. J. W. Peat 36 Deepwood Crescent Don Mills...she and Brooks became part owners of the Old Yuma mine nearby. After a few years her strong love of minerals...ventures in Mex ico (particularly the San Francisco mine in Sonora). Many extraor dinary specimens passed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ag–Sb deposits). The enrichment of the pyrite–arsenopyrite paragenetic assemblage in gold is a result of...juxtaposed stability fields of native gold, arsenopyrite, and pyrite and their mass deposition with a...similar paragenetic mineral assemblages including arsenopyrite; stibnite and Sb-sulfosalts of Cu, Pb, and Ag;...prevailing over other ore minerals; pyrite; and arsenopyrite. These deposits are distinguished by high grades...(Berger, 1978; Amuzinsky et al., 2001). Pyrite and arsenopyrite mainly Corresponding author: G.G. Pavlova. E-mail: |  | | Report (issue) | | PAPER 69-45 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES A CATALOGUE OF...MINERALS R. J. Traill ' GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA CANADA PAPER 69-45 A CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN MINERALS...n's Printer, Ottawa from the Geological Survey of Canada 601 Booth St., Ottawa and Canadian Government bookshops...to change without notic e Queen ' s Printer for Canada Ottawa 1970 A CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN MINERALS...has elapsed since T . Sterry Hunt in Geology of Canada, 1863 , presented the first descriptive list of |  | Fang, Xiang, Tang, Juxing, Beaudoin, Georges, Song, Yang, Chen, Yuchuan (2020) Geology, mineralogy and geochemistry of the Shangxu orogenic gold deposit, central Tibet, China: Implications for mineral exploration. Ore Geology Reviews, 120. 103440 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103440 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | géologique, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V0A6, Canada c Centre de recherche sur la géologie et l'ingénierie...ressources minérals (E4m), Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada b A R T I C LE I N FO A B S T R A C T Keywords:...deformed into tight folds with nearly northwest-west-trending axes (Huang et al., 2017). It is overlain...the RutogNima-Dongqen Fault, a first-order, east–west striking, crustal-scale fault zone defining the southern...Tibetan Plateau, starting from the Bangong Lake to the west via Nima and Dengqen to the east and then turning |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in the 380 Ma South Mountain Batholith, Nova Scotia, Canada: evidence for multiple fluid reservoirs Daniel...cutting 380 Ma monzogranite at Sandwich Point, Nova Scotia, Canada, provide an opportunity to address issues...gold deposits. The quartz veins, locally with arsenopyrite (≤5%) and elevated Au–(Bi–Sb–Cu–Zn), occur within...comb-textured quartz extend into a pegmatite zone; (3) arsenopyrite-bearing greisens dominated by F-rich muscovite...Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada e-mail: dkontak@laurentian.ca K. Kyser Department |  | Zheng, Bo, Zhu, Yongfeng, An, Fang, Huang, Qiu-yue, Qiu, Tian (2015) As–Sb–Bi–Au mineralization in the Baogutu gold deposit, Xinjiang, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 69. 17-32 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.01.019 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minerals in gold lodes commonly include pyrite, arsenopyrite, marcasite, and stibnite. However, the L7 lode...(Harris et al., 1988; Tomkins et al., 2004) in SE Canada and the Baogutu gold deposit (An and Zhu, 2009a)...Neiva et al., 2008), and with As-rich pyrite or arsenopyrite rather than native arsenic in As-rich gold deposits...dominant sulfide minerals within are pyrite and arsenopyrite. Gold mainly occurs as electrum, native gold...The partly fragmented wall rocks are rich in arsenopyrite. Later calcite–quartz veins crosscut the orebody |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in the Irtysh and Bakyrchik ore districts of the West Kalba gold-bearing belt. It is spatially related...deposit. Also, Sb-containing minerals such as arsenopyrite and pyrite are observed. Two temperature regimes...very finely disseminated Au-containing pyrite–arsenopyrite (gold-sulfide) ores are spatially related to...multistage vein and disseminated Aucontaining pyrite–arsenopyrite and Sb mineralization is confined to the Carboniferous...Canadian Cordillera (Madu et al., 1990) and eastern Canada, in the Early Paleozoic metasilts of the Meguma |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gold formed in two stages: stage 1 goldpyrite-arsenopyrite is finely disseminated in the wallrock and breccia...deposits (e.g., Moonlight and northern part of the West Lode) and also display a restricted vertical extent...1997), the Appalachians (Mossman et al. 1991), Nova Scotia (Kontak et al. 1996), and China (Hutchinson 1983)...characterizes, for example, the Cordilleran deposits in Canada (Nesbitt and Muehlenbachs 1989) and the W-Hg Hercynian...quartzdolomite/ankerite-pyrite±chlorite±sericite±fuchsite± arsenopyrite borders high-grade (>3 g/t Au) ore zones, whereas |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CanadaB3H3J5 Abstract TheBeaverDamgolddeposit,NovaScotia,Canada,isa lodegolddeposit hostedbylower Paleozoicmetaturbidites...mineraliza- productionca. 1.2 Moz) of southernNova Scotia tionwasencompassed, whereassuggestions for fluid... +++ ++ ++ +++ Generalized Legend for Southern Nova 44* Scoha oo•"•(sediments DEVONIAN orYOUNGER...Tangier UpperSeal Harbour ForestHill CochraneHill West Gore (•) MooseRiver 48* . / ...:., /':•-:: .. /...quartzfabrics (e.g., Brazil twinning,large euhedralcrystals) WEST EAST CF?OUSEZONE // ....•n.,t,•..........•. Reviewof |  | Obolensky, A.A., Gushchina, L.V., Borisenko, A.S., Borovikov, A.A., Pavlova, G.G. (2007) Antimony in hydrothermal processes: solubility, conditions of transfer, and metal-bearing capacity of solutions. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 48 (12) 992-1001 doi:10.1016/j.rgg.2007.11.006 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1975), Ag-Sb (Pavlova et al., 2004), Pb-Zn-Sb, As-Ni-Co (Borisenko et al., 1984; Bouch et al., 2006; Helgeson...deposited in ores in the sequence: Au-bearing arsenopyrite-pyrite– sulfostibnite-sphalerite-galena–ant...Australia 340–120 8–2 Peters et al., 1990 Snowbird, Canada 258–200 4.3–1.4 Madu et al., 1990 Mary Rosa...335–145 10–3; 26 Hagemann et al., 1991 West Gore, Canada 400–350; 280–250 0.4; 28.1 Kontak et al...characterization of the West Gore Sb-Au deposit, Meguma terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada. Econ. Geol. 91 (7) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the two areas. First and second generations of arsenopyrite precipitated at 390 and 300 °C, respectively...Huston et al., 2002), Bolivia (Dill et al., 1995), Canada (e.g., Kontak et al., 1996), China (Hutchison,...the large Valongo anticline and a syncline to the west. At Valongo, the anticline has a N31 °W orientation;...orientation; it rotates to W and, close to Banjas mine, the orientation is N50 °W. In contact with the Castro...+pyrite+berthierite+ stibnite; and III—quartz+ arsenopyrite+pyrite+stibnite. The mineralogy of the studied |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | singlefluidinclusion typedominated (i.e., >95% H20-CO• deposit,auriferous quartzveinsoccurin threesubparallelfluids)in...andwhereas sulfides (Cu, to CO.•(Clayton andMayeda,1963),andforcalcite, CO.•was Fe, Bi,Te, Pb,Zn type...apatite, fur = tourmaline, sf = sulfides, apy= arsenopyrite, amp= amphibole, Au = nativegold,po = pyrrhotite...2000 - 4000 - r........................ , West Gore (4) [] Lochaber(1) .............................concordant concordant discordant BEAVERDAM DEPOSIT,NOVA SCOTIA.II ISOTOPICSTUDY -10 Calcites havea rangeof |  | Epp, T., Walter, B. F., Scharrer, M., Lehmann, G., Henze, K., Heimgärtner, C., Bach, W., Markl, G. (2019) Quartz veins with associated Sb-Pb-Ag±Au mineralization in the Schwarzwald, SW Germany: a record of metamorphic cooling, tectonic rifting, and element remobilization processes in the Variscan belt. Mineralium Deposita, 54 (2) 281-306 doi:10.1007/s00126-018-0855-8 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ag-Sb. Stage I sulfides, dominated by pyrite and arsenopyrite, formed due to cooling of low-salinity metamorphic...homogenization temperatures of 400 °C. Invisible gold in arsenopyrite, pyrite, marcasite, and stibnite was remobilized...monotonous stibnite deposits (e.g., Lake George deposit, Canada, Lentz et al. 2002; Sentachan and Sarylakh deposits...complex mineralization type contains either Ag-Bi-Co-Ni-U, Fe-Mn, or Pb-Zn-Cu ores. In contrast to (1)–(3)...Schwarzwald, ranging from the Holderpfad in the west to the Kälbelescheuer in the east. The whole set |
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