Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2019
Authors: Fiona Best, Matthew Readford, Kristina Walcott
Date Published: September 2019
Number of Pages: 5
Abstract:
Understanding the mobility of individual elements in the oxidised environment is important for the accurate interpretation of geochemical data from regolith and weathered bedrock samples. In the weathered environment, immobile element geochemistry can reflect primary lithological and in situ mineralisation signatures, whereas mobile elements can help establish the degree and extent of weathering. Three exploration case studies are presented here to demonstrate the application of multi-element geochemistry in the weathered environment.
This paper also highlights the importance of collecting high quality, multi-element geochemistry with low detection limits at every stage of exploration.