Gold. History and genesis of deposits / Золото. История и происхождение месторождений

History and Genesis of Deposits is the product of an effort by the Society of Economic Geologists to publish materials that will expand knowledge concerning timely, specific topics important to the study of economic geology and to economic geologists. A volume on gold was selected for a general review-type publication because of the importance of the gold mining industry in the 1980s. The officers and council of the Society of Economic Geologists authorized the preparation of this book on gold in 1981, and Dr. Robert W. Boyle was selected as its author. 
Dr. Boyle has extensive experience in the study of gold deposits. He has an international reputation and a broad interest and understanding of the gold mining industry, the origin of gold deposits, and the history of gold as a metal and ore from prehistoric times to recent. Dr. Boyle uses important publications on gold deposits as source materials to document the various pathways of geological thought over time to introduce the reader to modern concepts. The book contains a wealth of information concerning gold. 
The Society of Economic Geologists hopes the book will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers wishing to develop a better understanding of gold and gold geology. The book is written to present gold, which has long been viewed as a symbol of wealth and power, as a mineral commodity. Knowledge of the geology of gold has changed and developed over an extended history but the long grassroots-type interest in it has changed little. Information concerning both interests is to be found in the book, giving the reader the opportunity to follow the historic development of an understanding of the occurrences and sources of gold. <...>