How the giant sediment-hosted gold deposits of Nevada were formed is disputed. A model linking regional tectonics with magma emplacement and fluid generation at depth suggests that these deposits result from an optimal coincidence of processes.
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Richards, J. Hidden gold. Nature Geosci 4, 73–74 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1072
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