The lower Paleozoic rocks that host gold deposits along the Getchell gold belt in Humboldt County, Nevada, represent several allochthonous terranes rather than a sequence of continuous deposition. The term "terrane' is used only in a descriptive sense. Evidence for allochthonous terranes in this area includes fault boundaries and differences in age, lithology, and structural style among several rock sequences. -from Authors
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Title | Lower Paleozoic host rocks in the Getchell gold belt: several distinct allochthons or a sequence of continuous sedimentation? |
| Authors | D. J. Madden-McGuire, S.P. Marsh |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Geology |
| Index ID | 70016748 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |