Description
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Origin of Material
The material comes from a hydrothermal gold deposit in the Barberton Greenstone Belt. Greenstone belts are zones of variably metamorphosed mafic to ultramafic volcanic sequences with associate sedimentary rocks that occur within Archaean and Proterozoic cratons between granite and gneiss bodies. Greenstone belts are primarily formed of volcanic rocks, dominated by basalt, with minor sedimentary rocks inter-leaving the volcanic formations.
Approximate Mineral and Chemical Composition
The mineral assemblages of the samples are rich in greenschists and associated minerals. Greenschists is a generic name of minerals formed by regional metamorphism of mafic igneous rocks under the relatively low temperatures and pressures. The name greenstone originates from commonly having an abundance of green minerals such as chlorite/chamosite, Actinolite/ and amphiboles and sheets-like minerals such as biotite/muscovite. The common minerals associated with greenschists include quartz, orthoclase and calcite. The greenschists minerals are generally the pathfinders/ indicative of base metal sulphides and gold mineralisation.
Recommended Concentrations and Limits
Certified Concentrations (at two Standard Deviations)
Analyte Method Certified Value (µ) Two standard deviations (2s) ± Unit
Au Pb Collection 1.55 0.16 g/t
Au FA_GRAV 1.60 0.11 g/t
Au CL 0.762 0.26 g/t
C Combustion/LECO 2.07 0.053 %
S Combustion/LECO 1.31 0.081 %
S 4A_MICP 1.33 0.034 %
LOI LOI 9.26 0.28 %
SG SG 2.76 0.23 Dimensionless
Cu 4A_MICP 97 18 ppm
Al 4A_MICP 4.69 0.17 %
Ba 4A_MICP 515 45 ppm
Be 4A_MICP 0.9 0.2 ppm
Bi 4A_MICP 0.2 0.04 ppm
Ca 4A_MICP 2.86 0.17 %
Cd 4A_MICP 0.1 0.09 ppm
Ce 4A_MICP 29 2 ppm
Co 4A_MICP 29 2 ppm
Cs 4A_MICP 4 0.2 ppm
Dy 4A_MICP 2 0.2 ppm
Er 4A_MICP 0.9 0.07 ppm
Eu 4A_MICP 0.6 0.07 ppm
Fe 4A_MICP 3.83 0.19 %
Ga 4A_MICP 12 3 ppm
Gd 4A_MICP 2 0.2 ppm
K 4A_MICP 2.38 0.18 %
La 4A_MICP 16 3 ppm
Li 4A_MICP 18 5 ppm
Mg 4A_MICP 2.90 0.29 %
Mn 4A_MICP 1134 92 ppm
Mo 4A_MICP 1 0.2 ppm
Na 4A_MICP 4013 614 ppm
Nd 4A_MICP 12 0.8 ppm
Ni 4A_MICP 234 24 ppm
P 4A_MICP 235 20 ppm
Pb 4A_MICP 95 7 ppm
Sb 4A_MICP 52 13 ppm
Sc 4A_MICP 13 0.9 ppm
Sm 4A_MICP 2 0.2 ppm
Sn 4A_MICP 1 0.3 ppm
Sr 4A_MICP 111 18 ppm
Th 4A_MICP 4 0.2 ppm
Tl 4A_MICP 0.5 0.05 ppm
Tm 4A_MICP 0.1 0.03 ppm
U 4A_MICP 1 0.6 ppm
V 4A_MICP 85 4 ppm
Y 4A_MICP 8 2 ppm
Yb 4A_MICP 1 0.3 ppm
Zn 4A_MICP 69 11 ppm
Major Oxides
Certified Concentrations (at two Standard Deviations)
Analyte Method Certified Value (µ) Two standard deviations (2s) ± Unit
Al2O3 XRF 8.97 0.51 %
CaO XRF 4.01 0.15 %
Cr2O3 XRF 0.17 0.02 %
Fe2O3 XRF 5.62 0.17 %
K2O XRF 2.86 0.044 %
MgO XRF 4.84 0.22 %
MnO XRF 0.15 0.002 %
Na2O XRF 0.52 0.03 %
P2O5 XRF 0.050 0.004 %
SiO2 XRF 61.66 0.40 %
SO3 XRF 3.23 0.30 %
TiO2 XRF 0.36 0.03 %
V2O5 XRF 0.015 0.003 %
