Comparative elemental and oxygen isotope geochemistry of jasperoid in the Nothern Great Basin: evidence for distinctive fluid evolution in gold-producing hydrotermal systems - a reply

Brian K. Jones and Richard A. Leveille raise a number of points regarding the way in which our comparative study of jasperoid geochemistry (Holland et al., 1988) was framed and the implications that might be drawn from our results. Their primary concerns are with (a) the lack of geologic control for samples, (b) the accuracy of analyses for several critical elements, (c) the specific interpretation of factor 3 and its subsequent use in a discussion of genetic implications, and (d) the evaluation of analytical data by means of Q-mode factor analysis. We will address each of these concerns in turn.