The Heavy Mineral Map of Australia: Vision and Pilot Project

The Heavy Mineral Map of Australia: Vision and Pilot Project

We describe a vision for a national-scale heavy mineral (HM) map generated through automated mineralogical identification and quantification of HMs contained in floodplain sediments from large catchments covering most of Australia. The composition of the sediments reflects the dominant rock types in...

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Main Authors: Caritat, P.D., McInnes, Brent, Walker, Alex, Bastrakov, E., Rowins, S.M., Prent, Alexander
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2022
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Mineralogy
Mining & Mineral Processing
heavy minerals atlas
heavy mineral maps
National Geochemical Survey of Australia
mineral network analysis
geological setting
mineral system
mineral prospectivity
critical minerals
critical elements
INDICATOR MINERALS
BRITISH-COLUMBIA
EXPLORATION
TILL
DEPOSIT
PROSPECTIVITY
NETWORK
DIAMOND
AREAS
TOOL
Online Access:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91739

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91739

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