For anyone interested in why we are doing the Hylogger scan of...

For anyone interested in why we are doing the Hylogger scan of the sample it is required as part of the EIS funding.

• EIS-funded core is only available to sample after it is has been hylogged by DMIRS.
• Sampling quarter core intervals is preferred.
• At least quarter core remains available after sampling.
• Sampling for metallurgical testwork will not be permitted.
• Unless specific permission is otherwise granted, a maximum quarter core length of 15cm for fine-grained (e.g. basalt) rocks, and 25cm for medium- to coarse-grained (e.g. typical granite/**bro) or texturally inhomogeneous (e.g. porphyritic) rocks can be taken.
• Sample lengths for thin sections should be no more than 5cm. All thin sections should be polished thin sections (25 x 48 mm polished thin sections with no cover slips).
• Sampling will not be approved if the same intervals have been sampled previously for the same style of investigations.
• Certain reference core or “type” section core can be viewed but not sampled (see regularly updated Restricted core list).
• Where sampling is approved, extraction of samples will be performed by departmental personnel at an agreed time.
• Any variation to these rules must be approved in writing by the Director Geoscience or Director Mineral and Petroleum Resources, GRSD.
• Data from sampling must be provided to GRSD in an acceptable format within 6 months of the sampling taking place.
• All unused material and derivative material (slides, mounts, etc.) must be returned to the Department within 6 months of the sampling taking place.
• An individual, and the project (and associated team members) and the institution to which they belong will be refused sampling on any current or future projects if results of previous sampling have not been received in an acceptable format within the prescribed 6 month period. What GSWA considers acceptable in terms of geochronological and geochemical data (including analytical procedures, prescribed range of elements and reporting of metadata) is clearly set out in the sampling agreement form that you have signed.
• Please acknowledge GSWA as the source of materials in any publishing data arising from the use of GSWA samples.

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