Conceptual Models In Exploration Geochemistry

ForewordAcknowledgementsPrologue Introduction Landscape geochemistry Relationships between landscape geochemistry and exploration geochemistrySection A. Introduction General Landscape geochemistry Idealized models Standardization of field data Application General principles of geochemical migrationSection B. The Canadian Cordillera Introduction Mineral zoning and distribution of mineralization Pleistocene geology Physiography and climate Soils Format Idealized models A. Mobile elements in well-drained soil B. Mobile elements in seepage zones C. Mobile elements in bogs D. Effect of variation in overburden thickness E. Chemical mobility F. Effect of rock type change G. Different soil types Case histories Introduction Afton Cu deposit, British Columbia Anvil Pb—Zn deposit, Yukon Territory Bell Copper (Newman), British Columbia Boss Mountain Mo deposit, British Columbia Brenda Cu- Mo deposit, British Columbia Cariboo Bell Cu deposit, British Columbia Chutanli Mo prospect, British Columbia Gibraltar Cu—Mo deposit, British Columbia Highmont Cu- Mo deposits, British Columbia Huckleberry Cu -Mo deposit, British Columbia Ingerbelle Cu deposit, British Columbia Island Copper deposit, British Columbia Keno Hill Pb—Zn—Ag area, Yukon Territory MacMillan Pass region, Yukon Territory Malony Creek ("Pot" Group) Cu—Mo prospect, Yukon Territory Mount Nansen field area, Yukon Territory Papoose Lake area, British Columbia Sam Goosly Cu deposit, British Columbia Sheslay Cu—Mo prospect, British Columbia Valley Copper deposit, British Columbia Williams Creek Cu prospect, Yukon TerritorySection C. The Canadian Shield Introduction Mineral zoning and distribution of mineralization Pleistocene geology Physiography, climate and vegetation Soils Format Idealized models A. Mobile elements in thin overburden B. Effect of variation in overburden thickness C. Multiple episodes of glaciation D. Effect of rock type changes E. Chemical mobility F. Mobile elements in bogs G. Different soil types Case histories Introduction Lac Albanel Cu—Pb—Zn prospect, Quebec Beechey Lake metasedimentary belt, Northwest Territories Canagau Zn- Pb—Cu—Ag—Au deposit (Ben Nevis area), Ontario Cobalt Ag area, Ontario Consolidated Mogador Cu Pb—Zn—Ag—Au deposit, Quebec Dorset area, Ontario Flin Flon Cu area, Manitoba Kidd Creek Cu—Zn—Ag deposit, Ontario Limerick Ni—Cu prospect, Ontario Magusi River Zn—Cu deposit, Quebec Manitouwadge Cu-Pb—Zn deposit, Ontario Mattagami Lake Cu—Pb—Zn deposit, Quebec Nighthawk Lake area, Ontario Fox Lake Cu—Zn deposit, Manitoba Southern Lake Ni prospect, Northwest Territories Troilus Cu deposit, Quebec Wintering Lake Cu—Ni prospect, Manitoba Appendix Common glacial sediments of the Shield, their properties, distribution, and possible uses as geochemical sampling mediaSection D. Orientation sampling and standardization of data collection and presentation Introduction Data collection Data presentationReferences citedIndex