# Stockwork

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[[File:Red Lake Gold Ore, Red Lake Mine, Ontario, Canada.jpg|thumb|Sample of gold ore from the [Red Lake Mine](/source/Red_Lake_Mine) consisting of a stockwork of gold filled veinlets (sample width: 6.6 cm)]] 
In [geology](/source/geology), a '''stockwork''' is a complex system of [structurally controlled](/source/Structural_geology) or randomly oriented [veins](/source/Vein_(geology)).<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](/source/ore) deposit types and in [greisen](/source/greisen)s.<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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Category:Structural geology
Category:Economic geology
Category:Petrology

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