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GOLD: History and Genesis of Deposits is the product of an effort by the Society of Economic Geologists to publish materials that will expand knowl edge concerning timely, specific topics important to the study of economic geology and to economic geologists. A volume on gold was selected for a general review-type publication because of the importance of the gold mining industry in the 1980s. The officers and council of the Society of Economic Geologists authorized the preparation of this book on gold in 1981, and Dr. Robert W. Boyle was selected as its author. Dr. Boyle has extensive experience in the study of gold deposits. He has an international reputation and a broad interest and understanding of the gold mining industry, the origin of gold deposits, and the history of gold as a metal and ore from prehistoric times to recent. Dr. Boyle uses important publications on gold deposits as source materials to document the various pathways of geological thought over time to introduce the reader to modern concepts. The book contains a wealth of information concerning gold.

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Book category Books in English Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning Earth sciences Geology & the lithosphere

• Full title: Gold
• Subtitle: History and Genesis of Deposits
• Author: oyle
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 676
• EAN: 9781461291695
• ISBN: 1461291690
• ID: 02179967
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Weight: 1311 g
• Dimensions: 254 × 178 × 34 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. September 2011

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