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APPLICATION OF INAA TECHNIQUE TO RESEARCH ON THE GEOGAS ANOMALY IN A GOLD DEPOSIT, SOUTHWEST CHINA

APPLICATION OF INAA TECHNIQUE TO RESEARCH ON THE GEOGAS ANOMALY IN A GOLD DEPOSIT, SOUTHWEST CHINA

Tong Chunhan
Li Juchu
Liang Xingzhong
Li Guodong
Nuclear Science and TechniquesVol.2, No.2pp.116-120Published in print 01 May 1991
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A new method of geogas (soil gas) collection and analysis, is briefly introduced. A geogas collector is buried at shallow depth to collect volatile compounds for a period of 60- 90 days. The adsorbed compounds are analyzed by INAA. This paper presents the multi- elemental anomaly of a gold deposit, Southwest China. The element contents and the multielemental anomaly of geogas were compared with those in the near- surface soil around the collector, background of the collector, and in gold ores. The geogas anomaly on gold deposit is demonstrated as a direct indicator of subsurface deposits.

INAAGeogasGold depositMultielemental anomalyBackground
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