| Title | Laboratory physical characteristics of kimberlites from Smeaton, 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; Kjarsgaard, B A |
| Source | Current research 1999-E/Recherches en cours 1999-E; by Geological Survey of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research no. 1999-E, 1999 p. 65-71, https://doi.org/10.4095/210854  Open Access |
| Year | 1999 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in Current research 1999-E
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| File format | pdf |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| NTS | 73H/07; 73H/10 |
| Area | Smeaton |
| Lat/Long WENS | -105.0000 -104.5000 53.7500 53.2500 |
| Subjects | industrial minerals; sedimentology; drillholes; analyses; bulk density; porosity; electrical resistivity; lithology; tuffs; kimberlites; exploration guidelines; cores; depositional environment; Fort à
la Corne kimberlite field |
| Illustrations | analyses; stratigraphic columns |
| Program | Canada-Saskatchewan Partnership Agreement on Mineral Development, 1990-1995 |
| Released | 1999 09 01 |
| Abstract | Bulk density, porosity, and electrical resistivity have been determined for ten kimberlite samples from Smeaton (Fort à la Corne field), Saskatchewan, as part of a basic physical rock property study
underway to provide information required for exploration activity in progress for kimberlite-hosted diamond deposits in Canada.
Results indicate that the range of values, 2.1-2.6 g/mL, 13-20%, and 20-280 ohm-metres for bulk density, porosity,
and electrical resistivity of these samples, respectively, are typical of those previously reported for crater-facies kimberlites, and generally resemble the values for sedimentary rocks. Electrical resistivity variations appear to be independent of
porosity, also a trend consistent with previous findings for crater-facies kimberlite. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 210854 |
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