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020 _a9781786205490
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_bTOR.R
245 _aRecent advances in understanding gold deposits
_b from orogeny to alluvium
_cT. Torvela, ‎R.J. Chapman, ‎J. Lambert-Smith
260 _aLondon
_bThe Geological Society of London
_c2022
300 _a432
490 _aThe Geological Society Special Publication 516
500 _aGold occurs in many settings, but the dynamic nature of Earth's crust means overlapping and overprinting deposit styles are common. Characterization of mineralization from an early stage becomes important, particularly where the mineralization is complex, in order to maximize exploration and project development success and mining productivity. Various techniques are used at different stages of a project to characterize gold deposits. This Special Publication offers a cross-section of some specific techniques used to investigate a variety of gold deposit types. The papers highlight both the breadth of the available techniques and their utility in deposit characterization, but also the many significant remaining questions and problems related to the exploration and research of gold deposits. Several papers include suggestions of avenues for fruitful further research, including a paper discussing a new approach to classifying orogenic gold deposits, and a paper describing archaeological applications of natural gold analyses.
650 _aOre
_vEconomic Geology
_vGold
942 _cBK
999 _c672320
_d672320