We Have The Gold

Secondary gold mineralization in the Amani Placer Gold Deposit, Tanzania

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Gold nuggets are hosted within gravel-dominated bars of the braided Amani River.

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Gold nugget morphology and chemistry suggest supergene gold enrichment processes.

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Gold precipitation from circulating diagenetic fluids within a placer environment.

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Geomorphology and seasonality affect secondary gold mineralization in placers.

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New diagenetic gold growth model proposed for gold in the Witwatersrand Basin.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.02.011

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