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Originally posted by mainholm
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Hello PauldolaFrom SYR Web site - Balama comprises a series of hills consisting of graphitic schist which rise up to 250 metres from the surrounding plains. The outcropping strike extent of the graphite is in excess of 7 km. The outcropping width of the graphite mineralisation is up to 2 km. The plains lie in an alluvial river valley and the cover deepens away from the outcropping graphitic schists. To the east of the main Balama hills is a granite intrusion that is younger in age than the graphitic schists. Syrah believes that heat from this intrusion likely recrystallised and upgraded much of the deposit. This is one aspect that is considered to be unique about the Balama deposit. Cheers
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very good post. I have also heard something like this, which in plainer English is: "the granite from the Balama Hills results in a larger flake size for SYR"
