Low-sulfide quartz gold deposit model

Deposits in this class have been widely described and given many names: • Mesothermal gold • Mother lode type • Homestake type • Low-sulfide quartz gold • Gold-only deposits • Quartz-carbonate lode gold • Synorogenic gold • Turbidite hosted gold • Structurally hosted vein systems in metamorphic terranes Recent work by Groves and others (1998) suggested that orogenic ought to be the central focus in the title describing these deposits. The unifying theme is the tectonic setting.

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