Geochemical Overprinting and Secondary Placer Crystal Formation in the La Cholla District, Quartzsite, Arizona, USA: Evidence from Copper Isotopes, Morphology, and Trace Elements
Geochemical overprinting on placer gold deposits produces complex deposits with apparently paradoxical geochemical and morphological attributes. The La Cholla placer gold deposits near Quartzsite, Arizona, USA, contain sharp and often undamaged gold crystals within high-energy gravels as a result of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-11-01
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| Series: | Minerals |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/11/1444 |