Slabbed examples of epithermal quartz veins from the north east trending, +1,000m long portion of Rhyolite Ridge. (A) Coarse chalcedonic banding with minor quartz lattice bladed bands; (B) quartz lattice bladed textures after carbonate indicating that boiling has taken place; (C) Coarse chalcedonic banding with minor quartz lattice bladed bands; (D) Coarse chalcedonic banding with minor quartz lattice bladed bands circled in red (centre left) together with an included fragment of rhyolite circled in red (centre); (E) & (F) Typical low temperature textures reflecting a low fluid-flux environment of formation within upper levels of the upflow zone.
Slabbed examples of epithermal quartz veins from the north east trending, +1,000m long portion of Rhyolite Ridge. (A) Coarse chalcedonic banding with minor quartz lattice bladed bands; (B) quartz lattice bladed textures after carbonate indicating that boiling has taken place; (C) Coarse chalcedonic banding with minor quartz lattice bladed bands; (D) Coarse chalcedonic banding with minor quartz lattice bladed bands circled in red (centre left) together with an included fragment of rhyolite circled in red (centre); (E) & (F) Typical low temperature textures reflecting a low fluid-flux environment of formation within upper levels of the upflow zone.