Gaps in Extreme Gold Mineralization: Investigating the Stress Shadow Hypothesis at the Aquilon Deposit, Quebec

The Aquilon gold deposit in Quebec exhibits extreme grade singularities, with peak values reaching $12,906.5$ g/t Au. Preliminary spatial analysis of ten high-grade intercepts along the Lingo-Moman corridor reveals significant \textbf{spatial repulsion}. We observe a mean spacing of $20.56 \pm 2.48$ m and a minimum gap of $15.5$ m, which significantly exceeds the random (Poisson) expectation ($p=0.042$). This anti-clustering pattern is consistent with the ``stress shadow'' effect described in fracture mechanics \cite{Sibson1990}, where catastrophic rupture events locally deplete elastic strain energy, creating mechanical exclusion zones.