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Electrum from
Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Vatukoula Gold Field (Tavua Gold Field), Viti Levu, Fiji


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gold var: Electrum
Formula:(Au,Ag)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Electrum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Vatukoula Gold Field (Tavua Gold Field), Viti Levu, Fiji
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:970589
Long-form Identifier:1:3:970589:0
GUID (UUID V4):ddcf18fb-a1d4-4476-aee8-74dccb7c8694
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the low-sulfidation epithermal Emperor gold deposit, Vatukoula, Fiji D. W. Pals and P. G. Spry Department...The epithermal, low sulfidation Emperor gold telluride deposit in Fiji, hosted by Late Miocene-Early Pliocene...western flank of the Tavua Caldera. Gold is largely in the form of ā€˜ā€˜invisibleā€™ā€™ gold in arsenian pyrite...pyrite but 10 to 50% of gold is in the form of precious metal tellurides. Gold mineralization occurs in steeply...where the flatmake intersects steep structures. Gold-rich tellurides preceded the formation of silver-rich
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Invisible Gold and Tellurium in Arsenic-Rich Pyrite from the Emperor Gold Deposit, Fiji: Implications...Implications for Gold Distribution and Deposition DAVID W. PALS, PAUL G. SPRY,ā€  Department of Geological and Atmospheric...Canada N6G 4X8 Abstract Gold is found in three different forms in the Emperor gold deposit: as ā€œinvisibleā€...submicrometer-size inclusions of gold in arsenian pyrite, as visible native gold and/or electrum, and as tellurides...mass spectroscopy (SIMS) show that pyrite from Emperor is among the most Au- (up to 11,057 ppm Au), Te-
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Characteristics of the Tuvatu Gold-Silver Telluride Deposit, Fiji: Comparisons with the Emperor Deposit NANCY L. SCHERBARTH*...The Tuvatu gold-silver telluride deposit with reserves of 13 t Au is the second largest gold deposit in...in Fiji after the large Emperor gold telluride deposit (production, and proven and probable reserves of...occur along the >250-km east-northeastā€“trending Viti Levu lineament. They are spatially associated with...4ā€“4.6 Ma) and having a shoshonitic affinity. The gold mineralization in both deposits is spatially and
Book (edition)
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fourth Edition Mineral Resource...Groves ā€¢ Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fourth Edition 123 Daniel...association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. In recent years, there...rocks with iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits, intrusion-related gold deposits (IRGDs), and possibly...possibly even Carlin-type gold deposits. Despite this current interest, there is no comprehensive textbook
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of native gold and electrum, the gold telluride calaverite may well be the most important gold ore mineral...development of all other Colorado gold districts. Unlike most gold deposits, weathering of those characterized...fine-grained and dull, mustard-colored secondary gold that is disbursed as tiny particles as the individual...most exciting gold occurrences are either dominated by or contain significant amounts of gold tellurides...tellurides. Sylvanite, another important gold telluride, was featured in a previous Connoisseurā€™s Choice (Cook
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1007/s00710-006-0128-6 The goldā€“vanadiumā€“tellurium association at the Tuvatu goldā€“silver prospect, Fiji: conditions...Cook Summary The Tuvatu goldā€“telluride prospect is one of several epithermal gold systems along the >250...>250 km northeast trending Viti Levu lineament, Fiji, which are genetically associated with alkalic magmatism...conditions of formation of the telluride-native gold stage at Tuvatu (250  C, Au Ā¼ 1 ppb, Te Ā¼ 1...coexistence of roscoelite and calaverite in epithermal gold systems elsewhere. The presence of magnetite with
Book (edition)
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Springer Authors Dr. Daniel...association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. Despite this current interest...investigating their associations with a variety of gold and copper-gold deposits, worldwide. About twothirds of...Potassic Igneous Rocks as Considered in this Book Field Recognition of Potassic Igneous Rocks 3 Tectonic...Study: Potassic Alkaline Lamprophyres with Elevated Gold Concentrations from the Karinya Syncline, South
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geology Vol. 88, 1993, pp. 1017-1052 The PorgeraGold Mine, PapuaNew Guinea:MagmaticHydrothermalto EpithermalEvolutionof...reflectpartialoxidationof a fluidwith bulk (ā€¢34S ā€¢ 4 per mil. Gold is suggested to havebeen transportedasa chloridecomplexin...1990 hasexceeded1 millionouncesAu per year. The mine alsocontainssubstantial reservesof ā€¢ i i i , ....hydrothermalbreccias,containing abundantnative gold (AuĆø) and Au-Ag tellurides. These veins crosscut...pletionsof Ta, Nb, andTi in arcmagmas becomeunandhigh field strengthelementabundances, includ- stable.Conclusiveevidencefor
Book (edition)
Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York...I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization 3rd, Updated and Enlarged...overview of the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry copper-gold deposit before the commencement of mining operations...Daniel, 1962 - Potassic igneous rocks and associated gold-copper mineralization / Daniel MUller, David I....ISBN-13:978-3-642-64075-9 (hardcover) 1. Rocks, Igneous. 2. Gold ores. 3. Copper ores. I. Title. II. Groves, D. I
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in tellurides which, in addition to native gold and electrum, represent major carriers of precious metals...transition for several systems is indicated by field relations and by the presence of key minerals (Pb-...unnamed Ag-sulfotelluride, native tellurium and electrum are abundant in intermediate sulfidation quartz-carbonate...galena. The presence of hessite, goldfieldite, native gold and enargite or famatinite suggests deposition at...metal tellurides are commonly associated with native gold in various deposits of the porphyry-epithermal continuum
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
tetrahedrite-group minerals, galena and native gold=electrum. The St Demetrios mineralization includes hessite...enargite, chalcopyrite, goldfieldite, and native gold. Tellurides were deposited at logfTe2 values of...and Ag-bearing tellurides, together with native gold. The Kassiteres-Sappes area occurs about 25 km NW...is one of the most promising districts for future gold exploitation in Greece. Exploration activities by...over twenty individual prospects with epithermal gold mineralization (Bridges et al., 1997; Border et
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Occurrences of Native Tellurium from Epithermal Gold Deposits in Japan Masataka Nakata1 and Kosei Komuro2...occurrences of native tellurium in the epithermal gold ores from Teine, Kobetsuzawa, Mutsu, Kawazu, Suzaki...mineral species. The other telluriferous epithermal gold deposits not in association with native tellurium...ores and alteration envelopes. Keywords: epithermal gold deposit, EPMA, Iriki, Kawazu, Kobetsuzawa, Mutsu...Telluriferous minerals found in some epithermal gold deposits of the Japanese Islands are native tellurium
Book
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Second Updated and Enlarged...Miiller, Daniel: Potassic igneous rocks and associated gold copper mineralisation / Daniel Mt~ller ; David I...association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. Despite this current interest...investigating their associations with a variety of gold and copper-gold deposits, worldwide. About twothirds of...Igneous Rocks as Considered in this Book . . . . . Field Recognition of Potassic Igneous Rocks . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Petrol DOI 10.1007/s00710-014-0334-6 ORIGINAL PAPER Gold-telluride-sulfide association in the Sandaowanzi...Springer-Verlag Wien 2014 Abstract The Sandaowanzi gold-telluride deposit, with a total reserve of ā‰„25 t...ā€“9.43, logĪ±Au+(aq)/ Ī±Ag+(aq) =āˆ’6.87 to ā€“6.56, and gold is mostly scavenged from a HTeāˆ’-dominant ore-forming...magmatic-hydrothermal mineral deposits, especially in epithermal gold deposits which are temporally and spatially associated...significant dominance of tellurides in accompany with gold is less observed. However, when highly concentrated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tellurobismuthite) were studied. Indigenous microbes from mine drainage were isolated and identified as Acidithiobacillus...infinitesimal quantity (0.001 ppm on average); it forms a goldā€“silver telluride compound from epithermal deposits...deposits and is produced primarily with invisible gold [1]. It can also be produced in a telluride-bearing...(Fe2(SO4)3), and thereby enhancing the content of gold and tellurium [6ā€“9]. bacteria MeS+2O 2 ļ‚¾ļ‚¾ļ‚¾ļ‚¾ ļ‚® MeSO...recover tellurium from telluride-rich refractory gold concentrates using bio-oxidation as the pretreatment
Book (edition)
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fifth Edition Mineral Resource...Groves ā€¢ Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fifth Edition 123 Daniel...association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. Even more recently, there...copper-gold (IOCG) deposits, intrusion-related gold deposits (IRGDs) and even Carlin-type gold deposits...variety of both arc-related and non-arc gold and copper-gold deposits, worldwide. About one-third of
Report (issue)
2 osmium 190.2 iridium 192.2 platinum 195.1 gold 197.0 mercury 200.5 thallium 204.4 lead 207.2............................. R6 Iron Oxide-Copper-Gold Deposits............................................................................. R9 Orogenic Gold Deposits......................................................................... R11 Carlin-Type Gold Deposits..................................................................................... R15 Mine Waste Characteristics..........................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
high-sulfidation Kochbulak and Kairagach epithermal gold telluride deposits (Kurama Ridge, Middle Tien Shan...accompanied by an increase in the Ag content of native gold that correlates with a decrease in temperature,...pH. Introduction Most volcanic-hosted epithermal gold deposits (White and Hedenquist, 1990; Bonham, 1986;...epithermal Auā€“Agā€“Teā€“Se deposits (Fig. 1). The total gold resources of this region exceed 2000 tonnes (Islamov...al., 1999), which makes this region a worldclass gold province. The estimated reserves of the Kochbulak
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece G. Falalakis Thracean Gold Mining S.A., 123 Democratias Ave., 68100 Alexandroupolis...kawazulite-tetradymite, goldfieldite, and native gold), followed by the formation of an intermediate-sulfidation-type...sylvanite, hessite, petzite, stĆ¼tzite), altaite and electrum. Quartz, barite, kaolinite, sericite and minor...fluids with time. The kawazulite/ tetradymitess-gold association at Perama Hill suggests that it formed...from native gold ore); and the telluride-enriched deposits (where some proportion of the gold may occur
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ludington Cripple Creek and other alkaline-related gold deposits in the southern Rocky Mountains, USA: inĀÆuence...vein, breccia, disseminated, skarn, and porphyry gold deposits form a belt in the southern Rocky Mountains...(CMB). Other alkaline igneous rocks and associated gold deposits formed later, during the transition from...important factor in the formation of all of the gold deposits was the near-surface emplacement of relatively...USA magmas may have resulted in more productive gold deposits due to more eĀcient magmatic-hydrothermal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
handling: C. L. Ciobanu Summary Telluride-bearing gold deposits of the Pingyi area, western Shandong, China...in the Jurassic. The principal gold minerals are native gold, electrum and calaverite. Wall-rock alteration...equiv. The 34S values of pyrite associated with gold mineralization exhibit a narrow range of 0.71 to...ore-forming processes. Introduction Telluride-bearing gold deposits in the North China Craton are distributed...two of the above belts represent telluride-bearing gold deposits that are spatially associated with alkaline
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article The Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence (Western Tuva, Russia): Mineralogy, Ore Genesis, and...Butanaev, Y.V.; Suge-Maadyr, N.V. The Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence (Western Tuva, Russia): Mineralogy, Ore...origin remains debated. Mineralization consists of goldā€“sulfideā€“quartz veins in the host sedimentary rocks...early goldā€“sulfideā€“quartz with pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, gold, and electrum; and a late goldā€“tell...salinity of 0.18ā€“6.1 wt % NaCl eq. at 200ā€“400 ā—¦ C. Gold-bearing mineral assemblages were formed at P ~ 0
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Isotopes, and Ar/ Ar Dating of the Pengjiakuang Gold Deposit, Mesozoic Jiaolai Basin, Eastern China a...Isotopes, and Ar/ Ar Dating of the Pengjiakuang Gold Deposit, Mesozoic Jiaolai Basin, Eastern China,...Isotopes, and 40Ar/39Ar Dating of the Pengjiakuang Gold Deposit, Mesozoic Jiaolai Basin, Eastern China LIANCHANG...at 19:56 24 May 2014 Abstract The Pengjiakuang gold deposit, located on the northeastern margin of the...up of gold-bearing breccia, cataclastic rocks, and sulfide-quartz veins in lenses and veins. Gold ores
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Original Article (Au, Ag)Te2 Minerals from Epithermal Gold Deposits in Japan Kosei KOMURO1 and Masataka NAKATA2...(AuAgTe4) and krennerite ((Au, Ag)Te2) in epithermal gold telluride ores from Suzaki, Kawazu and Teine are...Japanese Islands can be divided into four types: native goldā€“calaverite at Date and Agawa, krennerite( native...indicates that (Au, Ag)Te2 minerals in epithermal gold telluride mineralization would have been formed...tellurium-containing ļ¬‚uid would scavenge dilute gold. Keywords: epithermal gold deposit, EPMA, calaverite, krennerite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
95, 2000, pp. 1389ā€“1416 Regional Fluid Flow and Gold Mineralization in the Dalradian of the Sperrin Mountains...Gardens, Belfast BT9 6BS, United Kingdom Abstract Gold vein mineralization occurs in the metamorphosed...distinguishes four phases of vein quartz in the Curraghinalt gold prospect. Fluid inclusion studies and stable isotope...of the main phase of gold mineralization characterized by an assemblage of electrum, pyrite, arsenopyrite...extensive fluid-flow event. The relative abundance of gold at the Curraghinalt and Cavanacaw prospects is thought
 
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