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Gold metallogeny and exploration

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  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. R. P. Foster

    1. Department of Geology, University of Southampton, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Distribution of gold in the Earth’s crust

    • J. H. Crocket
    Pages 1-36

  3. The hydrothermal geochemistry of gold

    • T. M. Seward
    Pages 37-62

  4. Archaean lode gold deposits

    • D. I. Groves, R. P. Foster
    Pages 63-103

  5. Phanerozoic gold deposits in tectonically active continental margins

    • B. E. Nesbitt
    Pages 104-132

  6. Epithermal gold deposits in volcanic terranes

    • R. W. Henley
    Pages 133-164

  7. Intrusion-related gold deposits

    • R. H. Sillitoe
    Pages 165-209

  8. The geology and origin of Carlin-type gold deposits

    • B. R. Berger, W. C. Bagby
    Pages 210-248

  9. Auriferous hydrothermal precipitates on the modern seafloor

    • M. D. Hannington, P. M. Herzig, S. D. Scott
    Pages 249-282

  10. Ancient placer gold deposits

    • W. E. L. Minter
    Pages 283-308

  11. Geochemical exploration for gold in temperate, arid, semi-arid, and rain-forest terrains

    • H. Zeegers, C. Leduc
    Pages 309-335

  12. Geochemical exploration for gold in glaciated terrain

    • W. B. Coker, W. W. Shilts
    Pages 336-359

  13. Geophysical exploration for gold

    • N. R. Paterson, P. G. Hallof
    Pages 360-398

  14. Economics of gold deposits

    • R. P. Foster
    Pages 399-426

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 427-432
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Within the last decade, the high and continuing demand for gold has prompted a global gold rush on a scale never before seen, not even in the heady days of Ballarat, California and the Yukon. Gold is being sought on every continent and, with very few exceptions, in every country around the world. Such interest and fierce competition has demanded considerable innovation and improvement in exploration techniques paralleled by a rapid expansion of the geological database and consequent genetic modelling for the many different types of gold deposits now recognized. This proliferation of data has swamped the literature and left explorationist and academic alike unable to sift more than a small proportion of the accumulating information. This new book represents an attempt to address this major problem by providing succinct syntheses ofall major aspects ofgold metallogeny and exploration, ranging from the chemical distribution of gold in the Earth's crust, and the hydrothermal chemistry of gold, to Archaean and Phanerozoic lode deposits, epithermal environments, chemical sediments, and placer deposits, and culminates in chapters devoted to geochemical and geophysical exploration, and the economics of gold deposits. Each chapter is written by geoscientists who are acknowledged internationally in their respective fields, thus guaranteeing a broad yet up-to-date coverage. In addition, each chapter is accompanied by reference lists which provide readers with access to the most pertinent and useful publications.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geology, University of Southampton, UK

    R. P. Foster

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