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Gold

History and Genesis of Deposits

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  • © 1987

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Authors:
  1. Robert W. Boyle

    1. Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    • Robert W. Boyle
    Pages 1-10

  3. General Geochemistry of Gold and Types of Auriferous Deposits

    • Robert W. Boyle
    Pages 11-21

  4. Gold During the Pre-Classical (Primitive) Period (5000 B.C.–600 B.C.)

    • Robert W. Boyle
    Pages 23-28

  5. Gold During the Classical Period

    • Robert W. Boyle
    Pages 29-38

  6. Gold During the Middle Ages

    • Robert W. Boyle
    Pages 39-50

  7. Gold During the Renaissance

    • Robert W. Boyle
    Pages 51-64

  8. Gold During the Transition to Modern Scientific Views

    • Robert W. Boyle
    Pages 65-77

  9. Gold in the Modern Era

    • Robert W. Boyle
    Pages 79-83

  10. Geochemistry of Gold

    • Gustav Bischof, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, A. E. Fersman, V. M. Goldschmidt, Kalervo Rankama, Th G. Sahama et al.
    Pages 85-196

  11. The Origin of Epigenetic Gold Deposits—the Ore-Magma Theory

    • J. E. Spurr, Rollin Farmin, W. J. Bichan
    Pages 197-228

  12. The Origin of Epigenetic Gold Deposits—the Magmatic Hydrothermal Theory

    • William Harvey Emmons, E. S. Moore, W. Malcolm, Adolph Knopf, Donald E. White
    Pages 229-298

  13. The Origin of Epigenetic Gold Deposits—The Granitization Theory

    • Robert W. Boyle
    Pages 299-307

  14. The Origin of Gold Deposits— The Exhalite Theory

    • Robert W. Boyle
    Pages 309-314

  15. Origin of Epigenetic Gold Deposits—Secretion Theories

    • Robert W. Boyle
    Pages 315-334

  16. Gold Deposits—Quartz-Pebble Conglomerate and Quartzite Type

    • J. W. Gregory, C. Baring Horwood, L. C. Graton, E. T. Mellor, W. R. Liebenberg, D. A. Pretorius et al.
    Pages 335-454

  17. Gold Deposits—Placers

    • J. B. Tyrrell, Waldemar Lindgren, B. R. MacKay, N. A. Shilo, Yu V. Shumilov, S. G. Zhelnin et al.
    Pages 455-544

  18. Oxidation and Secondary Enrichment of Gold Deposits

    • Robert W. Boyle
    Pages 545-582

  19. Gold Deposits—Special Topics

    • William H. White, Frank Ebbutt
    Pages 583-626

  20. The Economics of Gold and Gold Mining

    • Robert W. Boyle
    Pages 627-661
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About this book

GOLD: History and Genesis of Deposits is the product of an effort by the Society of Economic Geologists to publish materials that will expand knowl­ edge concerning timely, specific topics important to the study of economic geology and to economic geologists. A volume on gold was selected for a general review-type publication because of the importance of the gold mining industry in the 1980s. The officers and council of the Society of Economic Geologists authorized the preparation of this book on gold in 1981, and Dr. Robert W. Boyle was selected as its author. Dr. Boyle has extensive experience in the study of gold deposits. He has an international reputation and a broad interest and understanding of the gold mining industry, the origin of gold deposits, and the history of gold as a metal and ore from prehistoric times to recent. Dr. Boyle uses important publications on gold deposits as source materials to document the various pathways of geological thought over time to introduce the reader to modern concepts. The book contains a wealth of information concerning gold.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada

    Robert W. Boyle

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gold

  • Book Subtitle: History and Genesis of Deposits

  • Authors: Robert W. Boyle

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1969-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-442-21162-2Published: 31 May 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9169-5Published: 30 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-1969-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 676

  • Topics: Economic Geology, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences

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