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Quartz from
Ladolam Gold deposit (Lihir Mine), Luise Stratovolcano, Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea



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Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ladolam Gold deposit (Lihir Mine), Luise Stratovolcano, Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:150233
Long-form Identifier:1:3:150233:6
GUID (UUID V4):1cc2e18b-2850-4d0a-9dcd-3c10bc483f4d
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Lienetz Pit, Ladolam Gold deposit (Lihir Mine), Luise Stratovolcano, Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
to epithermal-style gold mineralization at Ladolam, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea: a reconnaissance study...exceptionally large gold resource at Ladolam (>1,300 metric tons of gold), Lihir Island, resulted from the...early-stage, low-grade porphyry gold system to a low-sulfidation epithermal gold event. This transition was...decompression during the partial slope failure of Luise stratovolcano and accompanied by the ingress of seawater...pyrite ± chalcopyrite and poorly developed pyrite ± quartz stockwork veins. The breccias are overprinted by
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
activity and gold mineralization at Conical Seamount and Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea D. Müller1,...km south of the giant Ladolam gold deposit, Lihir Island, reveal the highest gold concentrations yet reported...are typical of high-K igneous rocks from oceanic (island) arc-settings. The primitive character of the rocks...contrasts with the more evolved rocks forming Lihir Island. Geochemical as well as mineral chemical data...Seamount and Lihir Island originate from the same magma source. In common with the samples from Lihir Island
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
to the Minifie Ore Zone: Ladolam Gold Deposit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea JACQUELINE L. BLACKWELL...46-million-ounce Ladolam gold deposit, the largest alkalic epithermal gold deposit in the world in terms...terms of contained gold, is composed of four ore zones: Minifie, Lienetz, Kapit, and Coastal. This detailed...volcanosedimentary strata (part of an alkalic composite volcanic island), (2) a porphyry-style breccia dike, and (3) epithermal-style...level) epithermal vein stockwork is composed of quartz-calcite-adulariaanhydrite–cemented breccias and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the vicinity of epithermal gold mineralization, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea Daniel Muller ¨ a,) , Leander...Freiberg, Germany b Lihir Gold Limited, P.O. Box 789, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Received 20 July 2000;...Abstract Many world-class porphyry copper–gold and epithermal gold deposits worldwide are hosted by volatile-rich...vicinity of epithermal gold mineralization at Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea. The island consists of five ...stratovolcanoes, one of which hosts Ladolam, one of the largest epithermal gold deposits discovered to date.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Quaternary geology of Ambitle Volcano, Feni Island Group, Papua New Guinea a I. D. Lindley a Research School...Quaternary geology of Ambitle Volcano, Feni Island Group, Papua New Guinea, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences:...Quaternary geology of Ambitle Volcano, Feni Island Group, Papua New Guinea I. D. LINDLEY Downloaded by [University...Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia Ambitle Volcano (new name) is the most recently active of four eruptive...Tabar Lihir Tanga Feni (TLTF) alkalic volcanic province, located in the New Ireland Basin, Papua New Guinea
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Subaerial Gold Mineralization: Conical Seamount and the Ladolam Gold Deposit, Papua New Guinea J. BRUCE...BRUCE GEMMELL,† ROBINA SHARPE, Centre for Ore Deposit Research (CODES SRC), University of Tasmania, Private...situated 10 km south of Lihir Island in the Tabar-Feni island chain, Papua New Guinea. Polymetallic (Zn-Pb-Ag-Au-As-Sb)...seamount represent a unique example of submarine gold mineralization with mineralogical, chemical, and...subaerial epithermal systems. The giant Ladolam epithermal gold deposit (42 Moz Au) is situated in the crater
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Anhydrite-Bearing Vein Arrays, Lienetz Orebody, Lihir Gold Deposit, Papua New Guinea* Stephanie Sykora,1, 2,† David Selley...Australia Abstract The Lihir Au deposit (also known as Ladolam), Papua New Guinea, has a 56-Moz resource...world’s largest alkalic Au deposit in terms of contained Au. The Au deposit is in an amphitheater, inferred...collapse(s) and prolonged tropical weathering. The ore deposit is situated in the footwall of the sector collapse...A threefold vertical alteration architecture at Lihir is interpreted to broadly represent this evolution
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
framework of Cu-Au endowment in the Tabar-to-Feni island chain, PNG Philipp A. Brandl, Mark D. Hannington...framework of Cu-Au endowment in the Tabar-to-Feni island chain, PNG, Ore Geology Reviews (2020), doi: https://doi...framework of Cu-Au endowment in the Tabar-to-Feni island chain, PNG Philipp A. Brandl1*, Mark D. Hannington1... Abstract The Southwest Pacific region, and Papua New Guinea in particular, is spectacularly endowed with...porphyry-epithermal Ladolam Au deposit on Lihir Island in the Tabar-Lihir-Tanga-Feni (TLTF) island chain, northeast
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for ore deposit formation: Examples from Lihir Island and Conical seamount, Papua New Guinea George D...February 2005 Abstract Lihir Island, part of the Tabar–Lihir–Tanga–Feni island chain in the SW Pacific...Pacific, hosts the giant Ladolam gold deposit. Polymetallic gold mineralization also was discovered offshore...during RV SONNE cruise bSO133Q. The seamount and the island are composed mainly of trachybasalts and basaltic...monzonites are found on Lihir. Sr isotopic analyses of mineralized samples from the island and the seamount
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Porphyry-Style and Epithermal Conditions at the Lihir Gold Deposit: Implications for Ore Genesis and Mineral...Abstract The Lihir (also known as Ladolam) Au deposit in Papua New Guinea is a telescoped ore deposit, in which...deposits. Introduction The Lihir Au deposit (also known as Ladolam), Papua New Guinea, is the largest alkalic...alkalic epithermal Au deposit in the world in terms of contained Au, with a resource of 56 Moz (Newcrest...(Newcrest Mining Ltd., 2016). The deposit has a complex evolution that consists of late-stage, Au-rich, alkalic
Book (edition)
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fourth Edition Mineral Resource...Groves • Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fourth Edition 123 Daniel...Control Number: 2015947403 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Richard H. Sillitoe Some metallogenic features of gold and copper deposits related to alkaline rocks and...Abstract Porphyry copper-gold, skarn copper-gold, sediment-hosted (Carlin-style) gold, breccia pipe, lowsulphidation...lowsulphidation epithermal gold, pluton-related (mesothermal or orogenic) gold vein and volcanogenic massive...calcalkaline counterparts. In contrast, porphyry molybdenum-gold deposits are confined to alkaline igneous centres...notably deficient in highsulphidation epithermal gold deposits and even in the advanced argillic lithocaps
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
technique on degraded core at the Ladolam gold deposit, Papua New Guinea. Here, we seek to determine whether...effective tool in the construction of geological deposit models when logging degraded historic core, even...rapidly identifying deposit-scale mineral zonation and information for vectoring and deposit studies (Clark...core to increase the understanding of a prospect or mine. However, in tropical climates, postdrilling oxidation...at the Ladolam gold deposit, Papua New Guinea, which is currently the largest known alkalic gold deposit
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Submarine Gold Mineralization Near Lihir Island, New Ireland Fore-Arc, Papua New Guinea SVEN PETERSEN...S. Rock Blvd. #117, Reno, Nevada 89502 Abstract Gold-rich, siliceous veins with disseminated polymetallic...volcano located about 10 km south of Lihir island, Papua New Guinea. Grab samples from the summit of Conical...concentration of gold yet reported from the modern sea floor (max 230 ppm Au; avg 26 ppm, n = 40). The gold occurs...variety of Cu-Pb-As-Sb sulfosalts. The gold occurs as native gold and electrum in the amorphous silica
Book (edition)
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fifth Edition Mineral Resource...Groves • 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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG Abstract Epithermal gold mineralisation is found in a wide compositional...similar between deposits. Notable exceptions are those gold deposits hosted in alkaline host rocks. Alkaline-hosted...contained metal (e.g. Ladolam, Cripple Creek, Porgera). As well as the exceptional gold contents, the alkaline-hosted...different alteration mineral assemblages, with less quartz and widespread silicification than sub-alkaline-hosted...near-neutral pH (5.5–6) is buffered by reactions involving quartz in silica-saturated alkaline and calc-alkaline
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Thomas Bissig1,† and David R. Cooke2 1Mineral 2ARC Deposit Research Unit, University of British Columbia,...the Southwest Pacific region (Australia and Papua New Guinea: Fig. 2). The special issue commences with...document alkalic porphyry and epithermal deposits in New South Wales (Northparkes—Harris and Holcombe, 2014;...evolution of the giant Ladolam alkalic epithermal gold deposit, Papua New Guinea (Blackwell et al., 2014)...of a collaborative project between the Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) at the University of British
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
alerting service Receive free email alerts when new articles cite this article - sign up in the box at...metals (copper, zinc, lead, tin), precious metals (gold, silver), and a number of special metals (e.g. indium...Valley at the Juan de Fuca Ridge, and in the TAG deposit at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Currently, mining of...appears to be most attractive for sites with (1) high gold and base metal grades, (2) site location close to...prospective gold-rich deposits have been found in the territorial waters of Papua New Guinea. If drilling
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mantle wedge samples from the Tabar-Lihir-Tanga-Feni arc, Papua New Guinea Brent I.A. McInnes a,1, Eion M... calc-alkaline arc volcano on Simberi Island, Papua New Guinea contain alkali-rich aluminosilicate glasses...[10]) gold deposits in the world, hosted within the geothermally active Luise caldera on Lihir. During...between alkaline volcanism and gold metallogenesis on Simberi Island, B.I.A.M. discovered megacrysts...F e n i (TLTF) island chain is an ensimatic island arc in northeastern Papua New Guinea (Fig. 1) containing
Book (edition)
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Springer Authors Dr. Daniel...erschienen bei Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York 1995 Typesetting: Camera ready by author 36/3142-543210...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...Rocks Continental Arc Postcollisional Arc Oceanic (Island) Arc Within-Plate Problems with Tectonic Classifications
Book
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Second Updated and Enlarged...Daniel MUller North Limited Exploration Division, New South Wales Cnr Clarke and Alluvial Streets Parkes...Miiller, Daniel: Potassic igneous rocks and associated gold copper mineralisation / Daniel Mt~ller ; David I...updated and enlarged ed. - Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York ; Barcelona ; Budapest ; Hong Kong ; London...Heidelberg New York ISBN 3-540-59116-8 1st Edition Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York This work
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
composed of early porphyry-style potassic veins (quartz + K-feldspar ± biotite) and stage 1 pyrite that...fluids then produced phyllic alteration composed of quartz, muscovite, illite, illite-smectite, and chlorite...with stage 2 pyrite ± chalcopyrite ± molybdenite ± quartz veins. An unusual zoned pattern of advanced argillic-argillic...and is deeper than higher temperature (>120°C) quartz + dickite ± kaolinite ± pyrophyllite ± alunite...stages of mineralization. The lack of residual quartz, rare alunite, and anomalous halloysite-kaolinite
Report (chapter)
2015 Tectonic controls on magmatic-hydrothermal gold mineralization in the magmatic arcs of SE Asia M...arcs of SE Asia contain some of the world's major gold deposits. These are mainly related to magmatic-hydrothermal...epithermal, porphyry Cu-Au and skarn deposits. Most gold deposits in SE Asian arcs formed during three intervals...subduction. These plate reorganizations and periods of gold mineralization were caused initially by the collision...Ocean are richly endowed with magmatic-hydrothermal gold deposits such as highand low-sulphidation epithermal
Book (edition)
Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York Barcelona Hong Kong...I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization 3rd, Updated and Enlarged...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)
controls of the largest porphyry copper‐gold and epithermal gold deposits in the circum‐Pacific region...controls of the largest porphyry copper‐gold and epithermal gold deposits in the circum‐Pacific region...controls of the largest porphyry copper-gold and epithermal gold deposits in the circum-Pacific region...London N6 6ND, England. Eleven gold-rich porphyry copper and 14 epithermal gold deposits around the Pacific...Pacific rim contain > 200 t (-7 million oz) of gold. These large porphyry-type deposits conform to a single
 
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