Geology of the Carlin gold deposit, Nevada.
Radtke, Arthur S (1985) Geology of the Carlin gold deposit, Nevada. U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 1985.
| Authors | Radtke, Arthur S |
|---|---|
| Year | 1985 |
| Title | Geology of the Carlin gold deposit, Nevada. |
| Source | U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 1985. |
| Publisher | U. S. Geological Survey. Reston, VA, United States. Pages: 124. 1985. |
| Document type | Serial; Report; Map |
| ISSN | 1044-9612 |
| GeoRef | 1986-007466 |
| Keywords | carbonate-rocks; Carlin-Mine; Cenozoic-; classification-; disseminated-deposits; dolomitic-limestone; dolostone-; economic-geology; economic-geology-maps; Eureka-County-Nevada; geologic-maps; gold-ores; host-rocks; hydrothermal-alteration; hydrothermal-processes; igneous-processes; limestone-; maps-; metal-ores; metasomatism-; Middle-Silurian; mineral-deposits,-genesis; mines-; Nevada-; Paleozoic-; Roberts-Mountains-Formation; sedimentary-rocks; Silurian-; structural-controls; Tertiary-; United-States; upper-Tertiary; USGS-; veins- |
Abstract
The Carlin gold deposit, the largest disseminated-replacement gold deposit in North America, has produced about 2 million troy oz of gold since 1965. Most of the ore bodies occur in dolomite and dolomitic limestone in the upper 250 m of the Roberts Mountains Formation. The deposit was formed during the late Tertiary time as a result of interrelated high-angle faulting, intrusive igneous activity, and hydrothermal processes similar to those in the roots of hot-springs systems.
15 samples from this reference
| Sample | Rock name | Major | Trace | Isotope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diorite | yes | yes | |
| 2 | Granodiorite | yes | yes | |
| 3 | Granodiorite | yes | yes | |
| 4 | Granite | yes | yes | |
| 5 | Not-given | yes | yes | |
| 6 | Not-given | yes | yes | |
| 7 | Not-given | yes | yes | |
| 8 | Not-given | yes | yes | |
| 9 | Not-given | yes | yes | |
| 10 | Not-given | yes | yes | |
| 11 | Not-given | yes | yes | |
| 12 | Not-given | yes | yes | |
| 13 | Not-given | yes | yes | |
| 14 | Rhyodacite | yes | yes | |
| 15 | Rhyodacite | yes | yes |