Exploration for porphyry-style copper mineralisation near Llandeloy

Exploration for porphyry-style copper mineralisation near Llandeloy Exploration for porphyry-style copper mineralisation near Llandeloy

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Q Q E C E CCt C E Ct C Q Ct CtQ C Q 8 54 Temporary loss of -+ 9 80 water 11 58 Lost-12 60 water CHEMICAL ANALYSIS P P ~ 1 % Cu Pb Zn Fe* 385 20 70 350 20 80 * Hot HN lo3 extractable Drift deposits Q Quartz sericrte-chlorite- Feldspar sand and clay Quartz vein E Epidote biotite wlth rare minor epidote Porphyritic microtonalite H Hematite sericite-chlorite Fig.21 c Chlorite BOREHOLE 2 Quartz rnicrod;znte ~t Carbonate ser~cite-chlorile- W -+ Base of weathered zone Cp Chalcopyrite magnetite with K K- feldspar blotlte ~n places F Probable fauir JW -+ Base of zone of weatherir~g A fresh amphibole along joints (A) rel~ct amphlbole ' Half detectlon llrnlt values subst~tuted for levels less than the detectlon lrrn~t I P MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY 0 20 40 ms 0 10 20 30 40 x lo's1 un~ts 1 I I 1

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Q E C<br />

E CCt<br />

C<br />

E Ct C<br />

Q Ct<br />

CtQ C<br />

Q<br />

8 54<br />

Temporary<br />

loss of -+ 9 80<br />

water<br />

11 58<br />

Lost-12 60<br />

water<br />

CHEMICAL<br />

ANALYSIS<br />

P P ~ 1 %<br />

Cu Pb Zn Fe*<br />

385 20 70<br />

350 20 80<br />

* Hot HN lo3 extractable<br />

Drift deposits Q Quartz sericrte-chlorite-<br />

Feldspar sand and clay<br />

Quartz vein<br />

E Epidote biotite wlth rare<br />

minor epidote<br />

Porphyritic microtonalite H Hematite sericite-chlorite<br />

Fig.21 c Chlorite<br />

BOREHOLE 2 Quartz rnicrod;znte ~t Carbonate ser~cite-chlorile-<br />

W -+ Base of weathered zone Cp Chalcopyrite magnetite with<br />

K K- feldspar blotlte ~n places<br />

F Probable fauir<br />

JW -+ Base of zone of weatherir~g<br />

A fresh amphibole<br />

along joints<br />

(A) rel~ct amphlbole<br />

' Half detectlon llrnlt values subst~tuted <strong>for</strong><br />

levels less than the detectlon lrrn~t<br />

I P MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY<br />

0 20 40 ms 0 10 20 30 40 x lo's1 un~ts<br />

1 I I 1

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