The role of biological and non-biological factors in the formation of gold anomalies in calcrete
Calcrete has been shown to contain significant Au, derived from nearby mineralisation, and this has led to its current use as an exploration sampling medium. Calcretes are secondary carbonates, principally consisting of calcite and dolomite that may precipitate in regolith in a semi-arid climate. Th...
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Curtin University
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2174 |