Find Out More About Geochemistry and Hyperspectral Data Analysis
Fig. 1. Montmorillonite spectra celebrating Spectalucation July. The y-axis is reflectance (%) and the x-axis is wavelength (nm). Our blog posts thus far have concentrated more on geochemistry and general themes so we thought for July… let’s get into some…
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Although characteristic of Carlin-type deposits, invisible Au in pyrite is also observed in epithermal (low- and high-sulfidation) and porphyry deposits. Some famous examples include Yanacocha (Peru), Pueblo Viejo (Dominican Republic), Brucejack (Canada), Lihir (Papua New Guinea), and Dexing (China). Perhaps…
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Accurate and consistent mineralogy is one of the fundamental building blocks of exploration. The explorationist talks and dreams about discovery – in order to do this, they must define vectors towards mineralization, while simultaneously de-risking and increasing the net present…
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In comparison to their more shiny (and valuable) mineral counterparts, gangue mineralogy tends to be unloved by geologists. In our rush to define grade for market releases, we lose sight of the fact that gangue mineralogy impacts our final product…
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“Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.†Guy Kawasaki It would be the dream if every dataset that you come across was ready to go: with (1) no QA/QC required, (2) could be used for an alteration study, lithogeochemistry…
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Geologists are busy – at site the number one priority is ensuring cohesion and completing the daily / weekly / monthly(?) task list. The introduction of new technologies and even the interpretation of relatively standard programs, such as 48-element geochemistry…
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Although the enargite is obvious, the white rock… less so. Using tools, such as hyperspectral can help resolve this for fundamentally better models. Over the course of a project hundreds of thousands to millions of meters are collected, representing a…
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