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Walhalla area Victoria information and questions
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<blockquote data-quote="SWright" data-source="post: 114750" data-attributes="member: 1541"><p>G'day ProspectorPete</p><p></p><p>Those type of quartz veins are called en echelon veins. they generally occur adjacent to a reef system but can also sometimes carry gold. They are common in the sandy rocks and the main veins are usually in the slate. One of those rocks you showed has a squiggly black mark though the quartz. Those are called stylolites and are a very good indicator of a gold bearing quartz vein. It means that there has been a change of direction of the stresses that formed the vein and material has been removed - the quartz was a lot thinker. Gold can often occur as a result along the stylolite. this is what we looked for in the Wattle Gully mine at Chewton when I worked there.</p><p></p><p>Araluen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SWright, post: 114750, member: 1541"] G'day ProspectorPete Those type of quartz veins are called en echelon veins. they generally occur adjacent to a reef system but can also sometimes carry gold. They are common in the sandy rocks and the main veins are usually in the slate. One of those rocks you showed has a squiggly black mark though the quartz. Those are called stylolites and are a very good indicator of a gold bearing quartz vein. It means that there has been a change of direction of the stresses that formed the vein and material has been removed - the quartz was a lot thinker. Gold can often occur as a result along the stylolite. this is what we looked for in the Wattle Gully mine at Chewton when I worked there. Araluen [/QUOTE]
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