Geologic and geochemical study of the Picacho gold mine, California: Gold in a low-angle normal fault environment

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-155

  Losh, Steven ^a   Purvance, Dan ^b   Sherlock, Ross ^c   Jowett, E Craig ^d  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b Picacho Mine   (United States)

^c SRK CONSULTING   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

California; Detachment fault; Gold; Low angle normal fault; Picacho

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD MINE; NORMAL FAULT; ORE DEPOSIT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29444433251     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-005-0469-9     Document Type: Article

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