Scouring of gold from the lower crust

Research Article| January 01, 1989 Scouring of gold from the lower crust Eion M. Cameron Eion M. Cameron 1Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8, Canada2Derry Laboratory, Department of Geology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Eion M. Cameron 1Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8, Canada2Derry Laboratory, Department of Geology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1989) 17 (1): 26–29. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0026:SOGFTL>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Eion M. Cameron; Scouring of gold from the lower crust. Geology 1989;; 17 (1): 26–29. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0026:SOGFTL>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Quartz-carbonate lodes have produced a major part of the world's gold. The source for the lodes, which were emplaced along shear zones in the upper crust, has been enigmatic. The Bamble belt of south Norway is depleted in gold by more than an order of magnitude relative to its crustal abundance; other elements present in gold deposits have also been lost. Gold dissolved and was removed in oxidized, sulfur-rich fluids rising through this broad ductile shear zone during high-grade metamorphism. Deformation, synchronous with metamorphism, created the permeability that permitted a pervasive flow of fluids. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.