Abstract:The Ar Rahail ancient gold mine is a collection of ancient workings in metasedimentary rocks of the Murdama Group adjacent to, and above the flanks of the Rahail stock. Injection of mafic dikes of regional origin was followed by emplacement of the Rahail stock, which consisted of early dikes of porphyritic biotite-bearing hornblende granodiorite, and a later cupola of porphyritic monzogranite. Crystallization of the cupola produced a molybdenum-bearing quartz vein stockwork. Intrusion-heated fluids developed c… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.