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Richard J. Goldfarb
Researcher at China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
Publications - 155
Citations - 13576
Richard J. Goldfarb is an academic researcher from China University of Geosciences (Beijing). The author has contributed to research in topics: Terrane & Craton. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 148 publications receiving 11462 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard J. Goldfarb include Denver Federal Center & University of Western Australia.
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Gold deposits in the Xiaoqinling-Xiong'ershan region, Qinling mountains, central China
TL;DR: The gold-rich Xiaoqinling-Xiong'ershan region in eastern Shaanxi and western Henan provinces, central China, lies about 30-50 km inland of the southern margin of the North China craton as discussed by the authors.
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Tectonics and distribution of gold deposits in China - an overview
TL;DR: The major gold provinces in China formed during the main episodes of Phanerozoic tectonism as discussed by the authors, which involved interaction of China's three major Precambrian cratons, North China, Tarim, and Yangtze (or South China when combined with Cathaysia block), with the Angara (or Siberian), Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan, and Indian craton.
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Lithospheric controls on the formation of provinces hosting giant orogenic gold deposits
TL;DR: A critical factor for giant orogenic gold provinces appears to be the thickness of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) beneath a province at the time of gold mineralisation, as giant gold deposits are much more likely to develop in orogens with subducted oceanic or thin continental lithosphere.
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100th Anniversary Special Paper: Secular Changes in Global Tectonic Processes and Their Influence on the Temporal Distribution of Gold-Bearing Mineral Deposits
David I. Groves,Kent C. Condie,Richard J. Goldfarb,Jonathan M.A. Hronsky,Richard Vielreicher +4 more
TL;DR: The first appearance of gold deposits at 2.55 Ga closely follows the development of early Precambrian subcontinental lithosphere mantle, which is buoyant and can explain the lack of preservation of some deposit types that formed in the later Proterozoic as mentioned in this paper.