Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. New Brunswick. 477 p.

Abstract

Ionic aureoles, overlying or contiguous to massive sulphide occurrences, are postulated to have been emplaced as a result of natural galvanic forces. The occurrences of these galvanic forces, most commonly referred to as the self-potential or spontaneous polarization phenomena, are well documented, but ionic migration in response to these electrical forces remained to be proven conclusively.