| Gold Deposits of the Carolina Slate Belt, Southeastern United States: Age and Origin of the Major Gold Producers Contributor(s): U. S. Department of the Interior (Author) |
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ISBN: 1496059093 ISBN-13: 9781496059093 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.07" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.22 lbs) 32 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Gold- and iron sulfide-bearing deposits of the southeastern United States have distinctive mineralogical and geochemical features that provide a basis for constructing models of ore genesis for exploration and assessment of gold resources. The largest (historic) deposits, in approximate million ounces of gold (Moz Au), include those in the Haile ( 4.2 Moz Au), Ridgeway ( 1.5 Moz Au), Brewer ( 0.25 Moz Au), and Barite Hill (0.6 Moz Au) mines. Host rocks are Late Proterozoic to early Paleozoic ( 553 million years old) metaigneous and metasedimentary rocks of the Carolina Slate Belt that share a geologic affinity with the classic Avalonian tectonic zone. |
