{{short description|Geology term}} [[File:Red Lake Gold Ore, Red Lake Mine, Ontario, Canada.jpg|thumb|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stockwork definition|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockwork|publisher=Merriam-Webster|accessdate=1 November 2013}}</ref> Stockworks are common in many ore deposit types and in greisens.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vein, Breccia, and Stockwork|url=http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/MineralDepositProfiles/ListbyDepositGroup/Pages/IVeinBrecciaStockwork.aspx|work=www.empr.gov.bc.ca/|publisher=British Columbia Geological Survey|accessdate=1 November 2013|author=Chris Ash|author2=Dani Alldrick }}</ref> They are also referred to as ''stringer zones''.
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