The Patchway Gold Mine : a mineragraphic and petrographic examination of ore from the Patchway Gold Mine, Rhodesia, and an appraisal of the relationship between gold mineralisation and geological structure

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dc.contributor.advisorEales, Hugh V
dc.contributor.authorWard, J H W
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-04T07:36:52Z
dc.date.issued1969
dc.description.abstractA remarkable correlation between hydrothermal gold mineralisation and geological structure is discussed. The mineralisation occurs in vein quartz which occupies a fissure in Archaean greenstones of the Basement Complex in Rhodesia, It has been determined that gold which is silver-rich is typical of low-grade ore, and is associated in space with sulphides that crystallised early in paragenesis. Silver-poor gold is characteristic of highgrade ore which is concentrated along the crestal zone of anticlinal warps in the fissure. It is suggested that the local pattern of fracturing and folding is related to fundamental wrench faulting.
dc.description.degreeMaster's thesis
dc.description.degreeMSc
dc.format.extent147 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013471
dc.identifier.urihttps://researchrepository.ru.ac.za/handle/123456789/5293
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherRhodes University, Faculty of Science, Department of Geology
dc.rightsWard, J H W
dc.subjectGold ores -- Geology -- Zimbabwe
dc.subjectPetrology -- Zimbabwe
dc.subjectGeology -- Zimbabwe
dc.subjectOres -- Zimbabwe
dc.subjectGold mines and mining -- Zimbabwe
dc.titleThe Patchway Gold Mine : a mineragraphic and petrographic examination of ore from the Patchway Gold Mine, Rhodesia, and an appraisal of the relationship between gold mineralisation and geological structure
dc.typeAcademic thesis

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