| Title | Classification of whole-rock geochemistry based on statistical treatment of whole-rock geochemical analyses and portable XRF analyses at the Attawapiskat Kimberlite Field of Ontario |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | Grunsky, E C; Kjarsgaard, B A ; Kurszlaukis, S; Seller, M; Knight, R;
Moroz, M |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Scientific Presentation 15, 2013, 1 sheet, https://doi.org/10.4095/292446  Open Access |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Meeting | Society of Economic Geologists Minerals Colloquium, 2012 Prospectors and Developers Association Convention; Toronto; CA; March 2012 |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Ontario |
| NTS | 43B/12; 43B/13 |
| Area | Attawapiskat River |
| Lat/Long WENS | -84.0000 -83.5000 53.0000 52.5000 |
| Subjects | economic geology; mineralogy; geochemistry; kimberlites; diamond; mineral exploration; igneous rocks; analytical methods; statistical methods; whole rock geochemistry; geochemical analyses;
spectrometric analyses; mass spectrometer analysis; Wiskey Kimberlites; Attawapiskat Kimberlite Field |
| Illustrations | location maps; diagrams; plots |
| Program | GEM: Geo-mapping for Energy
and Minerals Diamonds |
| Released | 2013 04 08 |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
Samples of kimberlite (which hosts diamond deposits) were analysed by conventional geochemical methods, and subject to a statistical treatment that
classified the kimberlite into three phases. Subsequently, the rock powders were re-analyzed by a portable XRF (pXRF) spectrometer, and the data subjected to statistical treatment. Data acquired by pXRF allowed the kimberlite to be accurately
classified, validating the application to exploration methodology. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 292446 |
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