Resolution of geochemical and lithostratigraphic complexity: a workflow for application of portable X-ray fluorescence to mineral exploration

L Fisher, MF Gazley, A Baensch… - Geochemistry …, 2014 - lyellcollection.org
Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) technology can be used to collect large amounts of multi-
element data rapidly at relatively low cost and has been widely embraced within the …

Use and calibration of portable X-Ray fluorescence analysers: application to lithogeochemical exploration for komatiite-hosted nickel sulphide deposits

M Le Vaillant, SJ Barnes, L Fisher… - Geochemistry …, 2014 - lyellcollection.org
Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) analysers allow on-site geochemical analysis of rock
powders and drill core. The main advantages of pXRF analysis over conventional laboratory …

Assessing copper fertility of intrusive rocks using field portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) data

A Ahmed, AJ Crawford, C Leslie… - Geochemistry …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Based on a global compilation of whole-rock geochemical data, Sr/Y and Sr/MnO are
identified as effective discriminators between ore-forming and unprospective intrusions in …

Objective geological logging using portable XRF geochemical multi-element data at Plutonic Gold Mine, Marymia Inlier, Western Australia

MF Gazley, CM Tutt, LA Fisher, AR Latham… - Journal of Geochemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Geological logging by mine and exploration geologists involves the application of a
classification code that requires a geologist to make a subjective decision to classify a …

iDVS: interactive 2D and 3D visualizations of proximal sensor data for rapid characterization of soil profiles

V Pham, CM Jordan, MG Siebecker, DC Weindorf… - Precision …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge of the soil's physical and chemical properties in field-scale
geographical areas is crucial for farmers and policymakers for agronomic productivity and …

Near real-time management of spectral interferences with portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometers: application to Sc quantification in nickeliferous laterite ores

E Lacroix, J Cauzid, Y Teitler… - Geochemistry …, 2021 - lyellcollection.org
Since the development of portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectrometers, few studies
have been conducted on the influence of spectral interferences between chemical elements …

Petrogeochemical assessment of rock units and identification of alteration/mineralization indicators using portable X-ray fluorescence measurements: Applications to …

W Zhang, DR Lentz, BE Charnley - Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mount Pleasant polymetallic deposits are located along the southwestern
margin of the Late Devonian Mount Pleasant Caldera Complex in southwestern New …

Application of portable X-ray fluorescence analysis to characterize dolerite dykes at the Plutonic Gold Mine, Western Australia

MF Gazley, CM Tutt, LI Brisbout, LA Fisher… - Geochemistry …, 2014 - lyellcollection.org
The amphibolite-facies, Au-mineralized mafic rocks at the Plutonic Gold Mine are intruded
by a suite of dolerite dykes of unknown age. The zones between these intrusive units often …

Using portable XRF to infer adularia halos within the Waihi Au-Ag system, New Zealand

R Hughes, SLL Barker - Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment …, 2018 - lyellcollection.org
Waihi Au-Ag mineralization is vein hosted within a relatively homogeneous andesite body.
Geochemical exploration targets adularia and pathfinder (As, Sb, Hg etc.) anomalies …

Gold exploration in two and three dimensions: Improved and correlative insights from microscopy and X-ray computed tomography

J Chisambi, B Von der Heyden, M Tshibalanganda… - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this contribution, we highlight a correlative approach in which three-dimensional
structural/positional data are combined with two dimensional chemical and mineralogical …