| Title | Alteration proximal to the sharp-walled Cu-(Ni)-PGE vein footwall mineralization of the Podolsky deposit, Sudbury Ontario |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | MacInnis, L M; Kontak, D J; Ames, D E ; Joyce, N L |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7666, 2014, 19 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/295482  Open Access |
| Year | 2014 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | digital; on-line |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf; xls; rtf |
| Province | Ontario |
| NTS | 41I/15 |
| Area | Sudbury |
| Lat/Long WENS | -81.0000 -80.5000 47.0000 46.7500 |
| Subjects | mineralogy; igneous and metamorphic petrology; geochemistry; Archean; magmatism; quartz; mineral occurrences; mineralization; copper; nickel; sulphides; geochemical interpretations; alteration; gabbros;
whole rock geochemistry; isotope geochemistry; oxygen isotopes; strontium geochemistry; sulphur geochemistry; argon argon dates; Podolsky Deposit; Whistle-Parkin Offset Structure; platinum group elements; Precambrian |
| Illustrations | location maps; tables; photomicrographs; plots; photographs |
| Program | Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI-4) Mafic-Ultramafic Ore Systems |
| Released | 2014 11 04 |
| Abstract | (Summary)
This report combines large-scale observations (i.e. remapping drill core logs and hand sample observations) and small-scale observations (petrography, whole rock geochemistry,
isotopes coupled with argon geochronology on hydrothermal alteration) with chemical attributes of the fluid(s) responsible for alteration and mineralization. The knowledge gained from this research has highlighted the potential of far-field vectors
to identify Cu-PGE mineralization in the richly mineralized Sudbury mining district. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
The Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI-4) is a collaborative federal geoscience program that provides industry with the next generation of geoscience
knowledge and innovative techniques to better detect buried mineral deposits, thereby reducing some of the risks of exploration. The TGI4 Ni-Cu-PGE project Podolsky activity was designed to constrain the nature, origin, significance and relevance of
the alteration in the context of the SIC mineralization and exploration. Thus, alteration-specific mineralization can be fully characterized and chemically fingerprinted which could be used to provide criteria for vectoring towards mineralization in
other, more complex areas. The footwall environment of the Sudbury Igneous Complex (SIC) hosts high-grade Cu(-Ni)-PGE deposits which have in recent years become prime exploration targets due to increases in metal prices and occurrence in a mature
mining district. This is a release of databases. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 295482 |
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