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Twin Creeks - Chimney Creek
Nevada, USA
Main commodities: Au




The most recent source geological information used to prepare this description was dated: 1996.    
This description is a summary from published sources, the chief of which are listed below.
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Chimney Creek

    Selected References
Cline, J.S., Hofstra, A.H., Muntean, J.L., Tosdal, R.M. and Hickey, K.A.,  2005 - Carlin-Type Gold Deposits in Nevada: Critical Geologic Characteristics and Viable Models: in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R.J. and Richards, J.P. (eds.),  Economic Geology, 100th Anniversary Volume, Society of Economic Geologists,    pp. 451-484.
Fortuna J, Kesler S E, Stenger D P  2003 - Source of iron for sulfidation and gold deposition, Twin Creeks Carlin-type deposit, Nevada: in    Econ. Geol.   v98 pp 1213-1224
Groff J A, Heizler M T, McIntosh W C, Norman D I  1997 - 40Ar/39Ar dating and mineral paragenesis for Carlin-type Gold deposits along the Getchell Trend, Nevada: evidence for Cretaceous and Tertiary Gold mineralization: in    Econ. Geol.   v92 pp 601-622
Hall C M, Kesler S E, Simon G, Fortuna J  2000 - Overlapping Cretaceous and Eocene alteration, Twin Creeks Carlin-type deposit, Nevada: in    Econ. Geol.   v95 pp 1739-1752
Simon G, Kesler S E, Chryssoulis S  1999 - Geochemistry and textures of Gold-bearing Arsenian Pyrite, Twin Creeks, Nevada: implications for deposition of Gold in Carlin-type deposits: in    Econ. Geol.   v94 pp 405-422
Stenger D P, Kesler S E, Peltonen D R, Tapper C J  1998 - Deposition of Gold in Carlin-type deposits: the role of sulfidation and decarbonation at Twin Creeks, Nevada: in    Econ. Geol.   v93 pp 201-215


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