The nature and partitioning of invisible gold in the pyrite-fluid system

GS Pokrovski, MA Kokh, O Proux, JL Hazemann… - Ore Geology …, 2019 - Elsevier
The most characteristic feature of hydrothermal deposits of gold is its intimate association
with pyrite. Microscopically visible gold occurs in pyrite ore as metal particles of> 0.1 µm in …

Fingerprinting fluid evolution by trace elements in epithermal pyrite, Vatukoula Au-Te deposit, Fiji

F Börner, M Keith, DJ Smith, TL Barry, T Neumann… - Ore Geology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tellurium (Te) is an important element for green technologies, including thin film
photovoltaic panels. Stagnating supply caused by its by-product dependency together with …

Gold remobilization: Insights from gold deposits in the Archean Swayze greenstone belt, Abitibi subprovince, Canada

ECG Hastie, DJ Kontak, B Lafrance - Economic Geology, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Recognizing if and how Au is remobilized, in solid, melt, or fluid state, is critical for
understanding the origin of high-grade ore zones in Au deposits. When evidence for Au …

Arsenic evolution as a tool for understanding formation of pyritic gold ores

Y **ng, J Brugger, A Tomkins, Y Shvarov - Geology, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Arsenic (As) and gold (Au) are closely associated in many gold deposits, both being
hosted in Fe-sulfide minerals (pyrite, marcasite, and arsenopyrite), partly because As …

Evolution of a hydrothermal ore-forming system recorded by sulfide mineral chemistry: a case study from the Plaka Pb–Zn–Ag Deposit, Lavrion, Greece

M Frenzel, P Voudouris, NJ Cook, CL Ciobanu… - Mineralium …, 2022 - Springer
Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and electron-probe
microanalysis were used to investigate the trace-element contents of sphalerite, chalcopyrite …

Coupled partitioning of Au and As into pyrite controls formation of giant Au deposits

C Kusebauch, SA Gleeson, M Oelze - Science Advances, 2019 - science.org
The giant Carlin-type Au deposits (Nevada, USA) contain gold hosted in arsenic-rich iron
sulfide (pyrite), but the processes controlling the sequestration of Au in these hydrothermal …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic-poor fluids promote strong As partitioning into pyrite

M Kutzschbach, F Dunkel, C Kusebauch… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Pyrite is a ubiquitous sulfide mineral found in diverse geological settings and holds great
significance in the formation of Au deposits as well as the safe utilization of groundwater due …

Large S isotope and trace element fractionations in pyrite of uranium roll front systems result from internally-driven biogeochemical cycle

C Bonnetti, L Zhou, T Riegler, J Brugger… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Complex pyrite textures associated with large changes in isotopic and trace element
compositions are routinely assumed to be indicative of multi-faceted processes involving …

Does SW China have Carlin-type gold deposits? A micro-to atomic-scale perspective

Z **e, P Gopon, Y **a, JO Douglas, J Cline, J Liu… - Mineralium …, 2024 - Springer
Actively mined Carlin-type gold provinces are only found in Nevada, USA, and SW China.
Herein, we combined nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry and atom probe …

Sulfate availability drives the reductive transformation of schwertmannite by co-cultured iron-and sulfate-reducing bacteria

C Ke, Y Deng, S Zhang, M Ren, B Liu, J He… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Schwertmannite (Sch) is a highly bioavailable iron-hydroxysulfate mineral commonly found
in acid mine drainage contaminated environment rich in sulfate (SO 4 2−). Microbial …