Stockwork

Sample of gold ore from the Red Lake Mine consisting of a stockwork of gold filled veinlets (sample width: 6.6 cm)

In geology, a stockwork is a complex system of structurally controlled or randomly oriented veins.[1] Stockworks are common in many ore deposit types and in greisens.[2] They are also referred to as stringer zones.

References

  1. ↑ "http://www.merriam-webster.com/". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Chris Ash; Dani Alldrick. "Vein, Breccia, and Stockwork". http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/''. British Columbia Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 November 2013.