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


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view K Feldspar 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:988162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:988162:4
GUID (UUID V4):4c2027e8-7b4a-44a9-a2c9-3f2b6c1a15dd
Localities for K Feldspar 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 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...alteration assemblages and a 3- to 5-m-wide biotite-K-feldspar-calcite-anhydrite–cemented breccia dike are focused
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)
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)
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...amorphous silica hosted by intensely altered, high K calc-alkaline basalts. Sulfides in the veins consist
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
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...elucidating the characteristic features of potassic (high-K) igneous rocks, erecting a hierarchical scheme that
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...pH increases to 7 and above. Both tellurium and gold solubility are favoured by high fluid pH, and thus...effective transport and concentration to produce gold telluride ore deposits in alkaline igneous hosts
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)
Mantle wedge samples from the Tabar-Lihir-Tanga-Feni arc, Papua New Guinea Brent I.A. McInnes a,1, Eion M...Department of Geology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. K I N 6N5, Canada b Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa...xenocrysts from a high-K, calc-alkaline arc volcano on Simberi Island, Papua New Guinea contain alkali-rich...[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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
early porphyry-style potassic veins (quartz + K-feldspar ± biotite) and stage 1 pyrite that are preserved...of the breccia pipe, as its matrix is strongly K-feldspar altered. Hydrothermal fluids then produced phyllic...prospect along with the nearby Santa FĂ© mine and Campamento deposit represent parts of a porphyry copper..., proximal skarn and intermediate sulfidation deposit, respectively. The characteristics of Cerro la...Bay’s (formerly Linear Resources, Linear Gold, and Brigus Gold) IxhuatĂĄn concession in Chiapas State, southeastern
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Shoshonite‐hosted endeavour 48 porphyry copper‐gold deposit, Northparkes, central New South Wales a b c c B. Hooper...Shoshonite‐hosted endeavour 48 porphyry copper‐gold deposit, Northparkes, central New South Wales, Australian Journal...Shoshonite-hosted Endeavour 48 porphyry copper-gold deposit, Northparkes, central New South Wales B. HOOPER,1 P. S. HEITHERSAY...Parkes, NSW 2870, Australia. The Endeavour 48 copper-gold orebody is the most recent discovery in the Northparkes...Project, located in the Goonumbla district of central New South Wales. The discovery resulted from a small
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Association of Arsenian Go|dfieldite from the Marian Gold Deposit, Northern Luzon, Philippines U. Knittel Department...Summary Arsenian goldfieldite from the Marian Gold Mine, Philippines, which is hosted by the Cordon Syenite...altaite, and Au-Ag-tellurides. Both the Marian gold deposit and the vein systems at Butte are associated...Nord-Luzon, Philippinen As-reicher Goldfieldit der Marian Gold Lagerst~itte (Philippinen) bildet eine Mischkristall-Reihe...(1907), who investigated ores from the M o h a w k Mine, Goldfield, Nevada. An analysis by Palmer, published
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
Report (volume)
Understanding International Mineral Resources G. H. I. J. K. L. Part 3. Tertiary calderas and regional extension...the Catheart Mountain Cu-Mo deposit, Maine By Robert A. Ayuso and Nora K. Foley.............................. Structure and origin of the Ely copper deposit, east-central Vermont By Terry W. Offield, John...John F. Slack, and Sarah A. Wittinbrink........... Gold, ~ilver, and base metal epithermal mineral deposits...Lizeca, and Fernando Murillo................... 79 K-Ar ages of Bolivian Tertiary polymetallic vein deposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Geochemistry of the Dongping Gold Telluride Deposit, Heibei Province, North China a Zhang Zhaoghong...and Geochemistry of the Dongping Gold Telluride Deposit, Heibei Province, North China, International Geology...and Geochemistry of the Dongping Gold Telluride Deposit, Heibei Province, North China ZHANG ZHAOGHONG Institute...30 December 2014 Abstract The Dongping gold telluride deposit, located on the northern margin of the...platform, is one of the largest gold deposits in China. The deposit is spatially and temporally associated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
setting which produced the Neapolitan volcanic province which includes A metallogenic survey of alkalic...deposits (e.g. Ladolam, Lihir island, New Guinea; Emperor, Viti Levu, Fiji; Porgera, Papua New Guinea) hosted...mineralization associated with high-K igneous rocks, also in an island arc setting, in the Colorado mineral...Central City ± Rice et al., 1985); and the Au-Te deposit of Cripple Creek, Colorado (Kelley et al., 1998)...in gold mineralized systems (e.g. Kmetasomatism (whole-rock K2 O > Na2 O; hydrothermal K-feldspar and/or
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Genesis and Exploration Implications of Epithermal Gold Mineralization and Porphyry-Style Alteration at...at the Endeavour 41 Prospect, Cowal District, New South Wales, Australia WOJCIECH ZUKOWSKI,1,†,* DAVID...Barrick 3 Mineral Gold of Australia, Cowal Gold Mine, New South Wales, Australia Deposit Research Unit (MDRU)...deep-level, structurally controlled epithermal gold deposit hosted by Early Ordovician subaqueous volcanosedimentary...pyroxene-bearing dikes, are temporally related to gold mineralization. Postmineralization intrusions are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
to the low-sulfidation Tuvatu epithermal Au–Te deposit. The caldera occurs along the Viti Levu lineament...giant low-sulfidation Emperor epithermal Au–Te deposit. Both calderas host alkaline rocks of nearly identical...mineralization that occurred in multiple stages. The gold mineralization in these locations is spatially and...argillic alteration extends from the Tuvatu Au–Te deposit towards the central, northern, and eastern parts...quartz–calcite–(adularia) veins in the Kingston deposit associated with weak propylitic and phyllic alteration
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Tuvatu Gold-Silver Telluride Deposit, Fiji: Comparisons with the Emperor Deposit NANCY L. SCHERBARTH*...Tuvatu gold-silver telluride deposit with reserves of 13 t Au is the second largest gold deposit in Fiji...Fiji after the large Emperor gold telluride deposit (production, and proven and probable reserves of 280...4–4.6 Ma) and having a shoshonitic affinity. The gold mineralization in both deposits is spatially and...The Emperor deposit occurs along the margins of the Tavua volcano whereas the Tuvatu deposit may occur
Report (Issue volume)
+ 4, Mineral Fe # — of Australia andℱ Papua New Guinea ... Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea The COVER PHOTOGRAPH shows an aerial view...Pleistocene Luise Volcano on the east coast of Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. The Ladolam...Ladolam gold deposit lies within the caldera floor which has been breached to the NE by the sea to form...form Luise Harbour. The steep caldera wall rises to 700 m in the SW. Drill site access roads and exploration
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Au-Cu-Mo and High-Sulfidation Epithermal Au-Ag-Cu Deposit: Evidence for Pre- and Postmineralization Diatremes...high-intermediate-sulfidation epithermal deposit is the largest deposit in the Tujuh Bukit district, southeast...Au-Cu-Mo and high-sulfidation epithermal Au-Ag ± Cu deposit is one of the largest porphyry deposits in the...Sunda-Banda magmatic arc of Indonesia (Fig. 1). The deposit is located just outside the village of Pulau Merah...0361-0128/18/163-30 southeastern coast of the island of Java. Tumpangpitu is part of a trend of multiple
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Northeast Zone, Mount Polley Alkalic Cu-Au-Ag Porphyry Deposit, British Columbia: A Case for Carbonate Assimilation*...Building, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia Deposit Research Unit (MDRU), University of British Columbia...Late Triassic (~205 Ma) alkalic porphyry Cu-Au-Ag deposit (226.3 thousand tonnes (t) Cu, 21.5 t Au, and 65...epithermal-style veins (stage 5). Intense pervasive K and Fe metasomatism ± calcite and calc-silicate alteration...brecciation caused by the intrusion of mega­ crystic K-feldspar-phyric monzonite. Stage 2 fluids were silica
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
06/19/13. For personal use only. Key Words chaos, gold, base metal, copper, porphyry, giant, feedback,...makeup a range of familiar deposit styles including porphyry copper-gold, epithermal veins and stockworks...related to the geometry of the fracture array at the deposit scale, whereas finer-scale oscillatory fabrics...industrial economy. They make up a range of familiar deposit styles including porphyry deposits, epithermal...what ultimately determines where a given mineral deposit forms, how grade is controlled within deposits
Book
Gold Metallogeny and Exploration Edited by R.P. FOSTER Senior Lecturer in Economic Geology Department...the high and continuing demand for gold has prompted a global gold rush on a scale never before seen,...heady days of Ballarat, California and the Yukon. Gold is being sought on every continent and, with very...genetic modelling for the many different types of gold deposits now recognized. This proliferation of data...proportion of the accumulating information. This new book represents an attempt to address this major
 
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