epithermal

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PLATE 25: Specimen from Caledonia Workings, Gilberton, showing early phase of large quartz crystals growing into vughs. Vughs were filled with siderite now removed by weathering.

METALLOGENIC STUDY OF THE GEORGETOWN, FORSAYTH AND GILBERTON REGIONS, Part 5

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PLATE 16: Polymictic breccia composed mostly of rhyolite angular clasts cemented by cryptocrystalline quartz. Cut by later fine veinlets of clear quartz. Hydrothermal breccia from Sherwood, Agate Creek, Forsayth (Sample #231516; +100 g/t Au, 42 g/t Ag).

METALLOGENIC STUDY OF THE GEORGETOWN, FORSAYTH AND GILBERTON REGIONS-Part 4

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PLATE 3. Polymict matrix support breccia with a complex history of formation. At least four phases of pre-breccia and post-breccia quartz veining of variable texture. Fine, dark coloured, silica – pyrite breccia cement. Specimen of ore from the Cumberland Mine, Georgetown (Sample #231594; 4.46 g/t Au, 24.3 g/t Ag).

METALLOGENIC STUDY OF THE GEORGETOWN, FORSAYTH AND GILBERTON REGIONS-Part 3

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Figure 2 Mount Turner Camp. Example of GIS data available for the Georgetown Metallogenic Study area i.e. geology, structure, dyke – lode – vein orientations, mineral occurrence locations etc

METALLOGENIC STUDY OF THE GEORGETOWN, FORSAYTH AND GILBERTON REGION Part1

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