Geology and resources of gold in the United States

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Geology and resources of gold in the United States

Bulletin 1857

By: Daniel R. Shawe, Roger P. Ashley, and Lorna M.H. Carter

https://doi.org/10.3133/b1857

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Chapters:

Chapter A : Introduction to Geology and resources of gold, and geochemistry of gold

Chapter B : United States gold terranes — Part I

Chapter C : Gold-bearing polymetallic veins and replacement deposits; Part I

Chapter D : Gold deposits in metamorphic rocks: Part I

Chapter E : Gold in porphyry copper systems

Chapter F : Gold-bearing polymetallic veins and replacement deposits — Part II

Chapter G : Gold in placer deposits

Chapter H : Epithermal gold deposits; Part I

Chapter I : Epithermal gold deposits— Part II

Chapter J : The Homestake gold mine, an early Proterozoic iron-formation-hosted gold deposit, Lawrence County, South Dakota

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Shawe, D., Ashley, R.P., Carter, L.M., 1988, Geology and resources of gold in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1857, https://doi.org/10.3133/b1857.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Geology and resources of gold in the United States
Series title	Bulletin
Series number	1857
DOI	10.3133/b1857
Year Published	1988
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Government Printing Office
Country	United States