Gold nuggets: supergene or hypogene?

Native gold in placers and intensely weathered rocks commonly occurs as grains (less than 500 μm) and, more rarely, as large (greater than 4 mm or 1 g) nuggets. There has long been speculation about whether gold nuggets, especially those found in deeply weathered regolith environments, are supergene...

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Main Authors: Hough, R., Butt, C., Reddy, Steven, Verrall, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33276