Archaean Gold Mineralization in an Extensional Setting: The Structural History of the Kukuluma and Matandani Deposits, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania

Archaean Gold Mineralization in an Extensional Setting: The Structural History of the Kukuluma and Matandani Deposits, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania

Three major gold deposits, Matandani, Kukuluma, and Area 3, host several million ouncez (Moz) of gold, along a ~5 km long, WNW trend in the E part of the Geita Greenstone Belt, NW Tanzania. The deposits are hosted in Archaean volcanoclastic sediment and intrusive diorite. The geological evolution of...

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Main Authors: Shimba D. Kwelwa, Paulus H. G. M. Dirks, Ioan V. Sanislav, Thomas Blenkinsop, Sergio L. Kolling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
Archaean gold
Tanzania
structural controls
deformation
Kukuluma
Geita
orogenic gold
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/4/171

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