ABSTRACT. Auriferous vein samples of the Angolan M'Popo deposit were characterized by a combination of 2D microscopy and 3D computed tomography (CT) in order to visualize and assess the gold distribution and gold morphology in in situ high-grade gold ore. The 0.1–2.4 m wide hydrothermal quartz veins in the Mesoproterozoic M'Popo granitic …