Dispersion of soil gas around micron gold deposits
dc.contributor.author | Kesler, Stephen E. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Gerdenich, Michael J. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Steininger, Roger C. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Smith, Clark | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-04-10T13:38:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-04-10T13:38:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1990-08 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Kesler, Stephen E., Gerdenich, Michael J., Steininger, Roger C., Smith, Clark (1990/08)."Dispersion of soil gas around micron gold deposits." Journal of Geochemical Exploration 38(1-2): 117-132. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/28437> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VCP-48B0CH1-D4/2/5c19e67054f5bfb001161868ba727253 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/28437 | |
dc.description.abstract | Experimental weathering of sediment-hosted micron gold (SHMG) ore from the Alligator Ridge deposit indicates that ore and adjacent Pilot Shale wallrock release gas with larger concentrations of COS, CS2 and CH4, and lower CH4/(CH4+C2H4) and CH4/(CH4+C2H6) ratios than does barren Pilot Shale. The COS and CS2 are derived from decomposition of disseminated pyrite, which is probably more abundant in mineralized zones, and variations in the CH-gas ratios are thought to reflect increased thermal maturity of organic material in the mineralized zones. Surveys designed to determine whether these gases are present in detectable haloes around SHMG mineralization were carried out over the Yankee prospect, a relatively similar deposit several km south of Alligator Ridge. The surveys included analysis of interstitial soil gas, gases desorbed from soils, and gases desorbed from two sets of Carbotrap collectors, one left on the bedrock interface (at depths of about 30-70 cm below the surface) and another placed in holes drilled about 3 m into bedrock. All of the gases observed in the experiments were detected, as well as organo-sulfur and higher alkane and alkene gases. The surveys indicated systematic variations in gas dispersal related to faults and/or mineralization, with the most consistent patterns being elevated COS values and depressed CH4/(CH4+C2H4) ratios over mineralization. Similar highs in COS, as well as other gases including SO2 and ethyl mercaptan, were associated with faults, and it was not possible to distinguish these two sources of anomalous gas patterns in all cases. In general, best results were obtained with gases desorbed from bulk soil, and no significant advantages was observed with the use of collectors placed in deep holes. Although all of the survey methods yielded anomalous patterns, none of these patterns are sufficiently strong to merit the use of gas geochemistry as a primary guide in exploration for SHMG deposits. | en_US |
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dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.title | Dispersion of soil gas around micron gold deposits | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Civil and Environmental Engineering | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Engineering | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, U.S.A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, U.S.A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | BP Minerals, Reno, NV 89509, U.S.A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | BP Minerals, Reno, NV 89509, U.S.A. | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/28437/1/0000224.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0375-6742(90)90096-S | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Geochemical Exploration | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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