Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8866268 | Journal of Geochemical Exploration | 2017 | 41 Pages |
Abstract
A study of the till indicator mineral and matrix geochemical signature of the Mount Pleasant W-Mo-Bi and Sn-Zn-In deposits in New Brunswick, Canada was undertaken using commercially available methods. Indicator minerals of the deposits include: cassiterite, wolframite, and molybdenite, as well as gangue minerals topaz, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, arsenopyrite, pyrite, and loellingite and secondary Pb minerals beudantite, anglesite, plumboferrite, and plumbogummite in the 0.25-0.5Â mm heavy mineral (>Â 3.2 specific gravity) fraction, and fluorite in the 0.25-0.5Â mm mid-density (3.0-3.2 specific gravity) fraction. The presence of coarse (0.5-2.0Â mm) indicator minerals in till close (<Â 1Â km) to the deposits marks the close proximity to mineralization. Indicator elements in the <Â 0.063Â mm fraction of till overlying and down ice of the deposits include Sn, W, Mo, Bi, Zn, and In. Pathfinder elements in till include Ag, As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Re, Te, and Tl. This study reports In values of <Â 0.02 to 13Â ppm in the matrix of till overlying the deposit; values >Â 5Â ppm are some of the highest ever reported for till.
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Authors
M.B. McClenaghan, M.A. Parkhill, A.G. Pronk, W.D. Sinclair,