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From: E. Charters	7/4/2006 12:46:27 AM
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Highly deformed rock (Conglomerate). (Geraldton area) This kind of deformation is what you look for to provide enough dilation for gold bearing fluids to be emplaced in sufficient-to-be-economic quantity. This is near the Cons. Mosher Mine near Geraldton. For nearby properties of interest look at this post. Message 22593091 Ropy Pa-ho-ho lava. What is this doing in the Archean? It is the top of a volcanic flow as it was lain down 2.8 billion years ago? It shouldn'tbe around anymore! You only see this stuff in Hawaii! These below are called pillow lavas. They are so called because the form in blobs under the sea where the volcanic vent it. Curiously ALL the gold in the archean was supposed to have been formed near undersea andesitic volcanoes. So if you see this in the bush, you can stake it as the gold cannot be far away. More Pillows to lay your head on. (below) Below at the base of the headframe is a banded iron formation or "BIF" for short, which the host rock of the gold in this area. Strangely, gold is often found in these kind of formations. Nobody seems to know why. A migmatite. What the gold is supposed to be in in the Opinaca area of Quebec. You know, the 300 million dollar Goldcorp buyout where the action is now. Wairzat? More migatite. The last place I would look for gold. This would be completely boring but it's a Roche Moutonee. Ever professor loves these in geology class. Literally it's a rock that looks like a sheep's back (Mutton Rock). Why this is important I am not sure.

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