SIMS oxygen isotopes indicate Phanerozoic fluids permeated a Precambrian gold deposit

The Reef Deposit is an anomalous AuCu occurrence in the Paleoproterozoic terranes of northern Wisconsin, better known as host to significant CuZn volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits. Previous work using lead isotopes and fluid inclusions has identified a protracted development of the mineralization from initial formation as the root zone veins of a VMS deposit during the Penokean orogeny (~1.9–1.8 Ga), with the most recent...