Textural Characteristics of Noncrystalline Silica in Sinters and Quartz Veins: Implications for the Formation of Bonanza Veins in Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Deposits
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Silica Sinter from the Wairakei Geothermal Power Plant in New Zealand
2.1. Geological Background
2.2. Silica Deposits
2.3. X-ray Diffraction Analysis
2.4. Water Content
2.5. Textural Characteristics
3. Epithermal Veins from the Buckskin National Deposit in Nevada
3.1. Geological Background
3.2. Bonanza-Type Quartz Veins
3.3. X-ray Diffraction Analysis
3.4. Quartz Textures
4. Discussion
4.1. Formation and Recrystallization of Noncrystalline Silica in Modern Sinter Deposits
4.2. Preservation of Textural Features in Fossil Silica Sinters
4.3. Formation and Recrystallization of Noncrystalline Silica in Epithermal Veins
4.4. Implications for Ore-Forming Processes
4.5. Exploration Implications
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Taksavasu, T.; Monecke, T.; Reynolds, T.J. Textural Characteristics of Noncrystalline Silica in Sinters and Quartz Veins: Implications for the Formation of Bonanza Veins in Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Deposits. Minerals 2018, 8, 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8080331
Taksavasu T, Monecke T, Reynolds TJ. Textural Characteristics of Noncrystalline Silica in Sinters and Quartz Veins: Implications for the Formation of Bonanza Veins in Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Deposits. Minerals. 2018; 8(8):331. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8080331
Chicago/Turabian StyleTaksavasu, Tadsuda, Thomas Monecke, and T. James Reynolds. 2018. "Textural Characteristics of Noncrystalline Silica in Sinters and Quartz Veins: Implications for the Formation of Bonanza Veins in Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Deposits" Minerals 8, no. 8: 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8080331