A version of the geoelectrochemical prospecting technique developed in China was demonstrated in China and Australia to test its suitability under both Chinese and Australian conditions.This paper briefly describes th...A version of the geoelectrochemical prospecting technique developed in China was demonstrated in China and Australia to test its suitability under both Chinese and Australian conditions.This paper briefly describes the mechanism and effectiveness of the technique applied to search of concealed mineralisation through regolith cover,based on both experimental and field tests.This paer deals with three main aspects of the method: a) how metallic ions are released from orebodies by electrochemical dissolution;b)how these ions migrate to the collector and are deposited as elements by electrochemical extraction in the presence of an electric field; and c) the effectiveness of the method illustrated by some case studies.展开更多
Fluorite(CaF_(2))is a common hydrothermal mineral,which precipitates from fluorine-rich fluids with an exceptional capacity to transport metals and Rare Earth Elements(REEs).Hence,the ability to date fluorite has impo...Fluorite(CaF_(2))is a common hydrothermal mineral,which precipitates from fluorine-rich fluids with an exceptional capacity to transport metals and Rare Earth Elements(REEs).Hence,the ability to date fluorite has important implications for understanding the timing of metal transport in hydrothermal systems.Here we present,for the first time,fluorite Lu-Hf dates from fluorite-carbonate veins from the Olympic Cu-Au Province in South Australia.The fluorite dates were obtained in situ using the recently developed LA-ICP-MS/MS Lu-Hf dating method.A fluorite-calcite age of 1588±19 Ma was obtained for the Torrens Dam prospect,consistent with the timing of the formation of the nearby Olympic Dam iron-oxide copper gold Breccia Complex.Veins in the overlying Neoproterozoic successions were dated at 502±14 Ma,indicating a temporal link between Cu-sulphide remobilisation and the Delamerian Orogeny.Additionally,we present a multi-session reproducible date for magmatic fluorite from a monzogranite in the Pilbara Craton(Lu-Hf age of 2866±19 Ma).This age is consistent with a garnet Lu-Hf age from the same sample(2850±12 Ma)and holds potential to be developed into a secondary reference material for future fluorite Lu-Hf dating.展开更多
In this paper we present petrology and geochemistry from a range of metasomatically altered rocks within the Eastern Gawler Craton mineralised province of South Australia.The rocks represent four protolith types;grani...In this paper we present petrology and geochemistry from a range of metasomatically altered rocks within the Eastern Gawler Craton mineralised province of South Australia.The rocks represent four protolith types;granite,basalt,non-carbonate metasediment and calc-silicate metasediment.Alteration paragenesis varies in intensity and between the protolith types.I.The alteration paragenesis of granites has the first pervasive chlorite and the second filled hematite with two generations of chalcopyrite.After the展开更多
文摘A version of the geoelectrochemical prospecting technique developed in China was demonstrated in China and Australia to test its suitability under both Chinese and Australian conditions.This paper briefly describes the mechanism and effectiveness of the technique applied to search of concealed mineralisation through regolith cover,based on both experimental and field tests.This paer deals with three main aspects of the method: a) how metallic ions are released from orebodies by electrochemical dissolution;b)how these ions migrate to the collector and are deposited as elements by electrochemical extraction in the presence of an electric field; and c) the effectiveness of the method illustrated by some case studies.
基金supported by research grants DP200101881 and FT210100906 from the Australian Research Council(ARC)and additionallythe Mineral Exploration Cooperative Research Centre.
文摘Fluorite(CaF_(2))is a common hydrothermal mineral,which precipitates from fluorine-rich fluids with an exceptional capacity to transport metals and Rare Earth Elements(REEs).Hence,the ability to date fluorite has important implications for understanding the timing of metal transport in hydrothermal systems.Here we present,for the first time,fluorite Lu-Hf dates from fluorite-carbonate veins from the Olympic Cu-Au Province in South Australia.The fluorite dates were obtained in situ using the recently developed LA-ICP-MS/MS Lu-Hf dating method.A fluorite-calcite age of 1588±19 Ma was obtained for the Torrens Dam prospect,consistent with the timing of the formation of the nearby Olympic Dam iron-oxide copper gold Breccia Complex.Veins in the overlying Neoproterozoic successions were dated at 502±14 Ma,indicating a temporal link between Cu-sulphide remobilisation and the Delamerian Orogeny.Additionally,we present a multi-session reproducible date for magmatic fluorite from a monzogranite in the Pilbara Craton(Lu-Hf age of 2866±19 Ma).This age is consistent with a garnet Lu-Hf age from the same sample(2850±12 Ma)and holds potential to be developed into a secondary reference material for future fluorite Lu-Hf dating.
文摘In this paper we present petrology and geochemistry from a range of metasomatically altered rocks within the Eastern Gawler Craton mineralised province of South Australia.The rocks represent four protolith types;granite,basalt,non-carbonate metasediment and calc-silicate metasediment.Alteration paragenesis varies in intensity and between the protolith types.I.The alteration paragenesis of granites has the first pervasive chlorite and the second filled hematite with two generations of chalcopyrite.After the
