Stockwork

Short description: Geology term

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

↑ "Stockwork definition". Merriam-Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockwork. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
↑ Chris Ash; Dani Alldrick. "Vein, Breccia, and Stockwork". www.empr.gov.bc.ca/. British Columbia Geological Survey. http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/MineralDepositProfiles/ListbyDepositGroup/Pages/IVeinBrecciaStockwork.aspx. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

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[1] "Stockwork definition". Merriam-Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockwork. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[2] Chris Ash; Dani Alldrick. "Vein, Breccia, and Stockwork". www.empr.gov.bc.ca/. British Columbia Geological Survey. http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/MineralDepositProfiles/ListbyDepositGroup/Pages/IVeinBrecciaStockwork.aspx. Retrieved 1 November 2013.