GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION METHODS Flashcards


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Geochemical Prospecting & Exploration

performed by systematic measurements of one or more
chemical parameters, usually in traces, of naturally
occurring material in the Earth’s crust

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Primary Dispersion

dispersion by aqueous fluids;
expression of alteration and zoning

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Dispersion Train

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Dispersion Halo

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Physical dispersion/weathering

the effect of purely mechanical agencies such as the movement of material by stream or glacial action.

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Chemical dispersion/weathering

generates fractions of widely differing chemical composition