Abstract
Geological and mineralogical studies of quartz pebbles and detrital pyrite demonstrate the existence of differences in the provenance areas of the various Witwatersrand goldfields and provide information about the type of primary deposits.
The trace element content determined by INAA and AAS can be used to determine groupings and hence differences in provenance areas while fluid inclusion studies provide information on the type of primary deposits.
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Hallbauer, D.K., Kable, E.J.D. (1982). Fluid Inclusions and Trace Element Content of Quartz and Pyrite Pebbles from Witwatersrand Conglomerates: Their Significance with Respect to the Genesis of Primary Deposits. In: Amstutz, G.C., et al. Ore Genesis. Special Publication of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68344-2_69
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