 | | 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 āāinvisibleāā gold in arsenian pyrite...pyrite but 10 to 50% of gold is in the form of precious metal tellurides. Gold mineralization occurs in steeply...sylvanite, calaverite, krennerite, petzite, hessite, coloradoite, melonite, native tellurium, and rare benleonardite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | assemblages............................... Conclusions Vatukoula PACE 1460 ....................................fromdifferentmines: Coloradoite-calaverite Coloradoite-calaverite-tetrahedrite Coloradoite-calaverite-petzite...tzite Coloradoite-gold Sylvanite-hessite Petzite-sylvanite-hessite It shouldbe emphasizedthat certain...Tellurium-empressite Tellurium-sylvanite Calaverite-gold Empressite-hessite Hessite-silver Instead,one wouldexpectto...Sylvanite-hessite Sylvanite-empressite Petzite-hessite Gold-hessite Gold-petzite The close correlationbetween these |  | | Journal (issue) | | 8(1):3-8 Secondary copper minerals of the Crusader mine, north-west Queensland. Sharpe, James L. and Williams...suite of secondary minerals from the Nifty copper mine, Western Australia. Downes, P.J., Shields, P. and...7(1 ): 19-26 ā¢ Kasolite from the British Empire mine, Arkaroola, South Australia. Plimer, Ian R., Besley...Marshall, Brian. 7(1):3-13 Minerals ofthe Vatukoula gold mines, Fiji. Lawrence, Laurie J., Sharpe, James L...Prince Lyell Mine, Mt Lyell, Queenstown 7(2):82-83W Red Lead Mine, Dundas 7(1}:37W Renison Mine 7(l):37W |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | epithermal and orogenic gold deposits: application to the Emperor gold-telluride deposit, Fiji Andrew P. Fornadel...epithermal and orogenic gold deposits: application to the Emperor gold-telluride deposit, Fiji, Ore Geology Reviews...epithermal and orogenic gold deposits: application to the Emperor gold-telluride deposit, Fiji Andrew P. Fornadela...Tellurides; Native tellurium; Emperor deposit; Fiji; Epithermal gold deposits; orogenic gold deposits 1 ABSTRACT...the alkaline igneous rock-related Emperor gold telluride deposit, Fiji. Based on similarities in the geologic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineralogical and GeochemicalStudiesof the Emperor Gold Telluride Deposit, Fiji M. AHMAD, NorthernTerritoryGeological...Mba Volcanics,of Mioceneage,in the north of Viti Levu, Fiji. The veinsfilledfracturesthat developedmainlyin...are dominantly quartzwith minorpyrite,tellurides,gold,sphalerite,arsenopyrite,chalcopyrite,tetrahedrite...H2S,COa, and HaTe, with lossof H2Sthe main causeof gold deposition. Assuming only partialequilibriumin the...It is located at Vatukoula about 8 km inland from the northern coastof Viti Levu, Fiji (Fig. 1). THE |  | | 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 āinvisibleā...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-northeastātrending Viti Levu lineament. They are spatially associated with...4ā4.6 Ma) and having a shoshonitic affinity. The gold mineralization in both deposits is spatially and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University] at 23:14 19 October 2014 Vindicator Mine, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado I n terms...specimens of essentially massive gold tellurides associated with coarse native gold. Cripple Creek, on the other...that resemble cuneiform characters. Sylvanite is gold-silver telluride with the composition (Au,Ag)2Te4...published analyses commonly show minor variations in the gold and silver content, and the presence of such other...Sylvanite alters to loosely coherent pseudomorphs of gold. Sylvanite is almost unknown in the eastern United |  | | Report (issue) | | Coloradoite HgTe c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Cubic. Point Group:...Association: Altaite, calaverite, krennerite, petzite, gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, pyrrhotite...Distribution: In the USA, in Colorado, at the Good Hope mine, Vulcan, Gunnison Co.; in the La Plata district...the Cresson mine, Cripple Creek district, Teller Co.; in California, at the Norwegian mine, near Tuttletown...Tuttletown, and the Jamestown mine, Tuolumne Co.; in Nevada, at the Twin Creeks and Getchell mines, Potosi |  | | Report (issue) | | corresponds to (Au1.02 Ag0.02 )Ī£=1.04 Te2.00 . (2) Moose mine, Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA; Fe is from pyrite;...Association: Calaverite, coloradoite, sylvanite, krennerite, petzite, hessite, tellurium, gold, pyrite, quartz...the Konstantin-Ovkoye gold deposit, Krasnoyarskii region, and the Bereznyakov gold deposit, Southern Ural...mines in Cripple Creek, Teller Co.; the Smoky Hill mine, Boulder Co.; the Central City district, Gilpin...Campbell mine, Bisbee, and at Tombstone, Cochise Co., Arizona; from the Golden Sunlight mine, near Whitehall |  | | Report (issue) | | high-temperature deposits. Association: Altaite, coloradoite, krennerite, rickardite, other tellurides, pyrite...Co.; at the Spotted Horse mine, Maiden, Fergus Co., and the Mayflower mine, Tobacco Root Mountains, Madison...Teller Co.; the Central City district, Gilpin Co.; Gold Hill, Boulder Co.; and the Bessie G and Mayday mines...the San Francisco mine, 145 km north of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. At the El Indio mine, east of La Serena...and in the Hemlo gold deposit, Thunder Bay district, Ontario; and the Robb-Montbray mine, Quebec, Canada |  | | Report (issue) | | 5.265 Z=1 X-ray Powder Pattern: Robb-Montbray mine, Canada. 2.82 (100), 1.549 (60), 2.06 (50), 1.918...Stanislaus mine, California, USA; corresponding to (Ni0.99 Ag0.02 )Ī£=1.01 Te2.00 . (2) Strathcona mine, Canada;...hessite, calaverite, coloradoite, krennerite, tellurobismuthite, montbrayite, gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite...Calaveras Co., and the Jamestown mine, Tuolumne Co.; in Colorado, at the Cresson mine, Cripple Creek, Teller Co...from the Campbell mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co. In Ontario, Canada, from the Strathcona mine at Sudbury; in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MAY-JUNE, 1970 NEW ELECTRON PROBE AND OPTICAL DATA ON GOLD TELLURIDES of Geology,University E. F. Sfuuprt,...variations in specimens from difierent deposits. Gold contents are frequently higher than suggested by...Spectral reflectivity values increase with increasing gold content In spite of deviations from stoichiometry...correction procedure. Pure elements as well as synthetic gold and silver tellurides, kindly made available by...Cripple Creek, Colorado, and from the Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Fiji. Figure 1 illustrates a telluride associa- |  | | Journal (issue) | | . . . . 277 by D. London The Emperor mine, Vatukoula, Viti Levu, Fiji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....sale of the book. The first print, entitled āThe Mine with the Iron Door,ā depicts a fantasy underground...underground collecting scene at the famous lost gold mine in the Catalina Mountains above Tucson. The print was...scene at the Old uma mine near Tucson (appropriate, inasmuch as he wrote the Old uma mine chapter in the book)...ārunnerā is someone who ārunsā with minerals from the mine or other exposure to dealers, to sell specimens |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the low-sulfidation epithermal Emperor gold deposit, Vatukoula, Fijiāā (2003) by D. W. Pals and P. G...paper on telluride mineralogy in the Emperor gold mine in Fiji, Pals and Spry (2003) referred several...distribution of individual tellurides in the Emperor mine, Pals and Spry (2003, pp 302ā304) noted that...that, in a general sense, I had found that the gold-rich assemblage calaverite-krennerite-sylvanite occurred...the silver-rich assemblage petzitehessite-native gold extended down to deeper levels. They then commented |  | | 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 Connoisseurās Choice (Cook |  | | 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) | | 1007/s00710-006-0128-6 The goldāvanadiumātellurium association at the Tuvatu goldāsilver prospect, Fiji: conditions...Cook Summary The Tuvatu goldātelluride 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 |  | Bindi, L., Rossell, M. D., Van Tendeloo, G., Spry, P. G., Cipriani, C. (2005) Inferred phase relations in part of the system Au?Ag?Te: an integrated analytical study of gold ore from the Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie, Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 83 (3) 283-293 doi:10.1007/s00710-004-0065-1 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | system AuāAgāTe: an integrated analytical study of gold ore from the Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie, Australia...assemblage calaveriteāsylvaniteāhessite in a sample of gold ore from the Golden Mile deposit, Kalgoorlie, Australia...(1965). Introduction Epizonal and mesozonal gold and goldāsilver telluride deposits spatially associated...igneous rocks are among the largest resources of gold in the world. They include Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie...Clout et al., 1990; Shackleton et al., 2003), Emperor, Fiji (e.g., Ahmad et al., 1987; Pals and Spry, 2003) |  | Keith, Manuel, Smith, Daniel J., Doyle, Keiran, Holwell, David A., Jenkin, Gawen R.T., Barry, Tiffany L., Becker, Joseph, Rampe, Jason (2020) Pyrite chemistry: A new window into Au-Te ore-forming processes in alkaline epithermal districts, Cripple Creek, Colorado. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 274. 172-191 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2020.01.056 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | quartz-fluorite veins rich in calaverite (AuTe2), coloradoite (HgTe), petzite (Ag3AuTe2), altaite (PbTe) and...Porgera and Ladolam (Papua New Guinea) and Vatukoula (Fiji) (Richards and Kerrich, 1993; Kelley et al...commonly classified as an āalkaline-hostedā or āgold-tellurideā sub-group of low-sulfidation epithermal...salinity and higher oxidation states (stability field of hematite and pyrite) enhancing the mobilization...(2) Cresson (Ruby stockpile) and (3) the historic mine site of Vindicator Valley (Fig. 1). The sample set |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | enriched in tellurides which, in addition to native gold and electrum, represent major carriers of precious...transition for several systems is indicated by field relations and by the presence of key minerals (Pb-...s). Hessite, stā¬utzite, sylvanite, petzite, coloradoite, altaite, unnamed Ag-sulfotelluride, native tellurium...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 |  | Liu, Junlai, Zhao, Shengjin, Cook, Nigel J., Bai, Xiangdong, Zhang, Zhaochong, Zhao, Zhidan, Zhao, Haibin, Lu, Jun (2013) Bonanza-grade accumulations of gold tellurides in the Early Cretaceous Sandaowanzi deposit, northeast China. Ore Geology Reviews, 54. 110-126 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.03.003 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | com/locate/oregeorev Bonanza-grade accumulations of gold tellurides in the Early Cretaceous Sandaowanzi deposit...28 March 2013 Keywords: Gold tellurides Epithermal deposit Bonanza-grade gold mineralization Sandaowanzi...China a b s t r a c t The Sandaowanzi epithermal gold deposit (0.5 Moz or ca. 14 tons), located at the... is unique in that nearly all the gold (>95%) is contained in gold tellurides mostly in bonanza grade...deposit is a unique bonanza-grade accumulation of gold tellurides genetically related to subalkaline magmatism |  | Plotinskaya, O. Yu., Kovalenker, V. A., Seltmann, R., Stanley, C. J. (2006) Te and Se mineralogy of the high-sulfidation Kochbulak and Kairagach epithermal gold telluride deposits (Kurama Ridge, Middle Tien Shan, Uzbekistan) Mineralogy and Petrology, 87 (3) 187-207 doi:10.1007/s00710-006-0130-z | 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 AuāAgāTeāSe 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) | | 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...2 Te), krennerite, empressite, stĆ¼tzite and coloradoite. Abundant telluride assemblages identified from...ā9.43, logĪ±Au+(aq)/ Ī±Ag+(aq) =ā6.87 to ā6.56, and gold is mostly scavenged from a HTeā-dominant ore-forming...magmatic-hydrothermal mineral deposits, especially in epithermal gold deposits which are temporally and spatially associated |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | his interpretation of telluride zoning in the Emperor deposit. Forsythe is indeed correct that we did... and coloradoite. The āāsecond stageā of Forsythe (1971) reported petzite, hessite, native gold, coloradoite...the comment by D. L. Forsythe for the entire Emperor deposit including ore zones in the eastern part...reinforces those of Forsythe (1971) by showing that the gold-rich assemblage calaverite-krennerite-sylvanite...the silver-rich assemblage petzite-hessite-native gold in the Matanagata and Matanagata East flatmakes |
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