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In situ geochemical data related to the gold-quartz veins of Grass Valley, California, 2014-2015

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2014
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2015

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Taylor, R.D., Lowers, H.A., Koenig, A.E., and Pribil, M.J., 2018, In situ geochemical data related to the gold-quartz veins of Grass Valley, California, 2014-2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9NBGPUZ.

Summary

In situ geochemical data were obtained for pyrite crystals and native gold from two distinct vein sets in the Grass Valley gold district, California. Samples of the N-S veins were collected underground at the Empire Mine State Historic Park and samples of the E-W veins were collected from drill core provided by the Idaho-Maryland Mining Corporation in 2008. These geochemical data were analyzed to better understand paragenesis of quartz veins in orogenic gold deposits. Data includes electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) chemistry and LA-ICP-MS sulfur isotope values for pyrite crystals, and EPMA geochemistry of native gold grains found within the orogenic gold [...]

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EPMA_gold.csv 4.67 KB text/csv
EPMA_pyrite.csv 16.51 KB text/csv
Geochemistry_Data_Dictionary.csv 25.37 KB text/csv
LAICPMS_pyrite.csv 10.93 KB text/csv
S_isotopes_pyrite.csv 3.15 KB text/csv

Purpose

Geochemical data were obtained to assess mineral textures and chemistry in relation to the growth of gold-quartz veins.

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  • USGS Data Release Products
  • USGS Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9NBGPUZ

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