Geochemistry Mineralogy and Genesis of Gold Deposits

<p>The behaviour of gold in sedimentary, magmatic and postmagmatic processes are studied and 40 gold-bearing minerals including ten which were recently discovered are described. The results are presented of new experimental studies on phase relations in gold-sulphide systems. The solubility & form of gold migration in high-temperature chloride, sulphide and arsenic solutions are determined. Based on the new data, the genesis of gold deposits is studied and a geochemical classification proposed. This book is designed for specialists in the field of gold chemistry, geochemistry and mineralogy and for field geologists surveying and prospecting for gold.</p> ABBREVIATIONS, INTRODUCTION, 1: SYSTEMATISATION OF GOLD DEPOSITS, 2: GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GOLD, 3: MINERALOGY OF GOLD, 4: SOLUBILITY OF GOLD IN CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS AND GENESIS OF GOLD-QUARTZ DEPOSITS, 5: PHASE RELATIONS IN GOLD-SULPHIDE SYSTEMS, 6: SULPHIDE-ARSENIDE DEPOSITS AND PHASE RELATIONS IN GOLD-ARSENIC SYSTEMS, 7: PHASE RELATIONS IN SELENIDE AND TELLURIDE SYSTEMS, 8: GENETIC FEATURES OF GOLD DEPOSITS, CONCLUSIONS, REFERENCES CITED