History tells us that north eastern England is a good place for mining
coals and ores, but not for gold. The BGS Regional Geochemistry: Northeast
England shows why with geochemistry. Human activities have left their mark, but
the combination of elements that signals gold is not there. Published by British
Geological Survey, £50, ISBN 0852722559.
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