Preliminary assessment of the rock chip sampling conducted to date has been very encouraging. Several different rock types have been identified in the filed including granite, granitic-gneiss, meta sediments and pyroxenite lithologies. The first round of samples has been despatched to the laboratory for detailed geochemical and whole rock analysis (results pending). These techniques will determine the major elements of the rocks including gold, platinum-group elements (PGE), nickel and copper amongst others.
The laboratory analysis will also include detailed petrography work on a selection of hand specimens. This work will provide detailed rock descriptions under the microscope including mineral identification and their textural and structural relationships within the rock network. This new data will be used to confirm the in-field observations and provide a critical understanding of the origin and geological setting of the mapped lithologies
The Archean Chalice gold deposit: a record of complex, multistage, high-temperature hydrothermal activity and gold mineralisation associated with granitic rocks in the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia
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