 | Groves, D. I., Condie, K. C., Goldfarb, R. J., Hronsky, J. M. A., Vielreicher, R. M. (2005) 100th Anniversary Special Paper: Secular Changes in Global Tectonic Processes and Their Influence on the Temporal Distribution of Gold-Bearing Mineral Deposits. Economic Geology, 100 (2) 203-224 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.100.2.203 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Their Influence on the Temporal Distribution of Gold-Bearing Mineral Deposits DAVID I. GROVES,†Centre...Deposits of less redox-sensitive metals, such as gold, show long-term temporal patterns that relate to...belts of neutral to negative buoyancy. Orogenic gold deposits, which formed over at least 3.4 b.y., had...had the highest preservation potential of any gold deposit type. The pattern of formation and preservation...the convergent margin terranes in which orogenic gold deposits were forming. Their temporal distribution |
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