Determination of the Occurrence of Gold in an Unoxidized Carlin-Type Ore Sample Using Synchrotron Radiation
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The occurrence of the so-called invisible gold in two unoxidized Carlin-type gold samples from Nevada have been determined using synchrotron x-ray fluorescence (SXRF) analysis at the National Sychrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory. The samples were a bedded sample from the east ore zone of the Carlin deposit and a breccia sample from Horse Canyon. Preliminary results show that gold is found only in the Horse Canyon breccia sample. Experimental details including other x-ray line…
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Date:
January 1, 1986
Creator:
Chen, J. R.; Chao, E. C. T.; Minkin, J. A.; Back, J. M.; Bagby, W. C.; Rivers, M. L. et al.
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