| Title | Physical properties of Canadian kimberlites, Somerset Island, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | Katsube, T J; Scromeda, N |
| Source | Interior Plains and Arctic Canada/Plaines intérieures et région arctique du Canada; by Geological Survey of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research no. 1994-B, 1994 p. 35-42, https://doi.org/10.4095/193651  Open Access |
| Year | 1994 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in Interior Plains and Arctic
Canada |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Saskatchewan; Nunavut |
| NTS | 58C; 58D; 73G/07 |
| Area | Somerset Island; Sturgeon Lake |
| Lat/Long WENS | -106.0000 -104.0000 57.0000 56.0000 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -96.0000 -88.0000 74.0000 73.0000 |
| Subjects | industrial minerals; geophysics; density; magnetic susceptibility; porosity; resistivity; kimberlites; diamond; electrical resistivity; geophysical surveys |
| Illustrations | sketch maps; analyses |
| Program | Canada-Northwest Territories Mineral Initiatives, 1991-1996 |
| Program | Canada-Saskatchewan Partnership Agreement on Mineral Development, 1990-1995 |
| Released | 1994 02 01 |
| Abstract | Physical properties (density, magnetic susceptibility, electrical resistivity, porosity, formation factor, surface resistivity) were measured on 26 Canadian kimberlite samples for information required
in exploration of kimberlite-hosted diamond deposits. Following previous studies on fewer samples and parameters, this paper provides a more complete set of measurements to link geophysical parameters to geological characteristics. Results suggest
that porosity is a major factor controlling density, formation factor and electrical resistivity of these kimberlites, with additional factors of significance influencing resistivity. There are indications of porous kimberlites being altered, and
nonporous ones being fresh. Magnetic susceptibilities seem unrelated to other parameters. Archie's coefficients may show characteristics unique to kimberlites. This is primarily a documentation of physical properties of some kimberlite samples.
Continuing studies on quantitative relationships between mineralogy (primary and secondary), petrographic textural type (crater, diatreme, or hypabyssal facies), and physical properties are expected to provide geophysical signatures unique to
kimberlites. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 193651 |
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