A TOTAL CONTENT X- RAY FLUORESCENCE METHOD FOR COPPER PROSPECTING

Zhou Sichun，

Xie Tingzhou，

Ge Liangquan

Nuclear Science and Techniques

Vol.3, No.3

pp.191-195

Published in print 01 Aug 1992

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A new method is proposed to prospect copper deposits with portable XRF analyzer. The method is based on the close relation between Cu and the chalcophile elements or some other elements in the geochemical anomalies of a Cu deposit. Applications of the technique in Northeast China are presented.

PortableX-ray fluorescence analyzersTotal contentX-ray fluorescence methodProspecting for copper deposits

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