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Whitty, W. H. (2007). Structural and metamorphic evolution of the Ormsby Zone and relative timing of gold mineralization: a newly defined Archean orogenic gold prospect hosted on the Discovery Property, Yellowknife greenstone belt, Slave Province, Canada.

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Original EntryWhitty, W. H. (2007). Structural and metamorphic evolution of the Ormsby Zone and relative timing of gold mineralization: a newly defined Archean orogenic gold prospect hosted on the Discovery Property, Yellowknife greenstone belt, Slave Province, Canada.
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Full ReferenceWhitty, W. H. (2007). Structural and metamorphic evolution of the Ormsby Zone and relative timing of gold mineralization: a newly defined Archean orogenic gold prospect hosted on the Discovery Property, Yellowknife greenstone belt, Slave Province, Canada.
Plain TextWhitty, W. H. (2007). Structural and metamorphic evolution of the Ormsby Zone and relative timing of gold mineralization: a newly defined Archean orogenic gold prospect hosted on the Discovery Property, Yellowknife greenstone belt, Slave Province, Canada.

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Discovery Mine, Yellowknife, North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canada

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Discovery Mine, Yellowknife, North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canadaⓘ Almandine, ⓘ Arsenopyrite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Cummingtonite, ⓘ Epidote, Hornblende, ⓘ Ilmenite, ⓘ Magnetite, ⓘ Native Gold, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Pyrrhotite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Sphalerite, ⓘ Staurolite, ⓘ Tourmaline

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