Stockwork

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File:Red Lake Gold Ore, Red Lake Mine, Ontario, Canada.jpg 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.{{cite web|title=Stockwork definition|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockwork|publisher=Merriam-Webster|accessdate=1 November 2013}} Stockworks are common in many ore deposit types and in greisens.{{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 }} They are also referred to as stringer zones.