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- <meta content="Short wavelength infrared (SWIR) spectrometry has been used to identify previously unmapped hydrothermal
- alteration zones around volcanic-hosted massive sulfide (VHMS) orebodies at Myra Falls, Vancouver Island,
- British Columbia. Hydrothermal alteration assemblages are uniformly dominated by fine-grained white
- mica, with poor development of mineralogical zonation. SWIR spectrometry is an ideal exploration tool for
- characterizing this fine-grained hydrothermal alteration. At Myra Falls, SWIR spectrometry has identified subtle
- shifts in the wavelengths of the AlOH absorption feature of white mica, corresponding to compositional
- changes in altered rhyolite distal and proximal to ore. AlOH absorption occurs at shorter wavelengths (<2,198
- nm) and corresponds to lower Fe, Fe + Mg, and Si/Al and higher Na/(Na + K) in strongly altered samples proximal
- to ore (slightly sodic muscovites). AlOH absorption occurs at longer wavelengths (>2,206 nm) and corresponds
- to higher Fe, Fe + Mg, and Si/Al and lower Na/(Na + K) in samples distal to ore (nonsodic slightly
- phengitic muscovites). White mica in siltstone within a meter of VHMS ore has higher Zn, V, Fe, and Mg contents
- than white mica distal to these altered samples. Chlorite compositions, identified by SWIR, also show systematic
- changes with intensity of alteration and distance from ore. The average wavelength of the FeOH absorption
- feature for chlorite in rhyolitic samples proximal to ore is 2,241 nm (intermediate Mg chlorite),
- whereas wavelengths in background samples average 2,247 nm (intermediate Fe chlorite). Similar changes are
- observed in footwall and hanging-wall andesites, with samples near the Battle mine containing muscovite to
- phengitic muscovite (average wavelength of the AlOH absorption feature of 2,200 nm) and Mg-rich chlorite
- (average wavelength of the FeOH absorption feature of 2,245 nm) to regional andesite samples with phengitic
- muscovite (average wavelengths of the AlOH absorption feature of 2,209 nm) and Fe-rich chlorite (average
- wavelength of the FeOH absorption feature of 2,249 nm). In weakly altered rocks white mica compositions also
- vary with host lithology. The AlOH absorption feature occurs at longer wavelengths in white mica in dacite and
- andesite compared to adjacent rhyolitic rocks, suggesting that higher Fe and Mg in the host lithology affects
- the composition of white mica.
- Two zones of intense hydrothermal alteration above the Battle and HW orebodies have distinctive SWIR
- spectral characteristics, with the AlOH and FeOH features occurring at shorter wavelengths (<2,197 and
- <2,240 nm, respectively). Small anomalous zones of alteration were also identified in the Thelwood Valley area,
- where minor mineralized zones are present. As broad zones of fine-grained white mica (sericite) alteration are
- ubiquitous throughout the Myra Falls property, alteration proximal to ore cannot be identified simply by visual
- logging of drill core. Alteration zonation may be determined by subtle shifts in white mica spectral characteristics.
- This study indicates that SWIR analysis may be an effective field-based exploration tool for quantifying
- the intensity of alteration associated with VHMS orebodies, and that trends in mineral compositions, even in
- very fine grained rocks, can be used as mine-scale vectors to ore.
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- mica, with poor development of mineralogical zonation. SWIR spectrometry is an ideal exploration tool for
- characterizing this fine-grained hydrothermal alteration. At Myra Falls, SWIR spectrometry has identified subtle
- shifts in the wavelengths of the AlOH absorption feature of white mica, corresponding to compositional
- changes in altered rhyolite distal and proximal to ore. AlOH absorption occurs at shorter wavelengths (<2,198
- nm) and corresponds to lower Fe, Fe + Mg, and Si/Al and higher Na/(Na + K) in strongly altered samples proximal
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- observed in footwall and hanging-wall andesites, with samples near the Battle mine containing muscovite to
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- Two zones of intense hydrothermal alteration above the Battle and HW orebodies have distinctive SWIR
- spectral characteristics, with the AlOH and FeOH features occurring at shorter wavelengths (<2,197 and
- <2,240 nm, respectively). Small anomalous zones of alteration were also identified in the Thelwood Valley area,
- where minor mineralized zones are present. As broad zones of fine-grained white mica (sericite) alteration are
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- logging of drill core. Alteration zonation may be determined by subtle shifts in white mica spectral characteristics.
- This study indicates that SWIR analysis may be an effective field-based exploration tool for quantifying
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- <h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Short Wavelength Infrared Spectral Characteristics of the HW Horizon: Implications for Exploration in the Myra Falls Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide Camp, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada</h1>
- <p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Jones, Sarah</span> and <span class="person_name">Herrmann, W.</span> and <span class="person_name">Gemmell, J.B.</span> (2005) <xhtml:em>Short Wavelength Infrared Spectral Characteristics of the HW Horizon: Implications for Exploration in the Myra Falls Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide Camp, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.</xhtml:em> Economic Geology, 100 (2). pp. 273-294. ISSN 0361-0128</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2013/1/Jones2C_Herrmann2C_Gemmell_ECON_GEOL_2005.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2013/1/Jones2C_Herrmann2C_Gemmell_ECON_GEOL_2005.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />1175Kb</td><td><form method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/request_doc"><input accept-charset="utf-8" value="3098" name="docid" type="hidden" /><div class=""><input value="Request a copy" name="_action_null" class="ep_form_action_button" onclick="return EPJS_button_pushed( '_action_null' )" type="submit" /> </div></form></td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/100.2.273">http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/100.2.273</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">Short wavelength infrared (SWIR) spectrometry has been used to identify previously unmapped hydrothermal
- alteration zones around volcanic-hosted massive sulfide (VHMS) orebodies at Myra Falls, Vancouver Island,
- British Columbia. Hydrothermal alteration assemblages are uniformly dominated by fine-grained white
- mica, with poor development of mineralogical zonation. SWIR spectrometry is an ideal exploration tool for
- characterizing this fine-grained hydrothermal alteration. At Myra Falls, SWIR spectrometry has identified subtle
- shifts in the wavelengths of the AlOH absorption feature of white mica, corresponding to compositional
- changes in altered rhyolite distal and proximal to ore. AlOH absorption occurs at shorter wavelengths (<2,198
- nm) and corresponds to lower Fe, Fe + Mg, and Si/Al and higher Na/(Na + K) in strongly altered samples proximal
- to ore (slightly sodic muscovites). AlOH absorption occurs at longer wavelengths (>2,206 nm) and corresponds
- to higher Fe, Fe + Mg, and Si/Al and lower Na/(Na + K) in samples distal to ore (nonsodic slightly
- phengitic muscovites). White mica in siltstone within a meter of VHMS ore has higher Zn, V, Fe, and Mg contents
- than white mica distal to these altered samples. Chlorite compositions, identified by SWIR, also show systematic
- changes with intensity of alteration and distance from ore. The average wavelength of the FeOH absorption
- feature for chlorite in rhyolitic samples proximal to ore is 2,241 nm (intermediate Mg chlorite),
- whereas wavelengths in background samples average 2,247 nm (intermediate Fe chlorite). Similar changes are
- observed in footwall and hanging-wall andesites, with samples near the Battle mine containing muscovite to
- phengitic muscovite (average wavelength of the AlOH absorption feature of 2,200 nm) and Mg-rich chlorite
- (average wavelength of the FeOH absorption feature of 2,245 nm) to regional andesite samples with phengitic
- muscovite (average wavelengths of the AlOH absorption feature of 2,209 nm) and Fe-rich chlorite (average
- wavelength of the FeOH absorption feature of 2,249 nm). In weakly altered rocks white mica compositions also
- vary with host lithology. The AlOH absorption feature occurs at longer wavelengths in white mica in dacite and
- andesite compared to adjacent rhyolitic rocks, suggesting that higher Fe and Mg in the host lithology affects
- the composition of white mica.
- Two zones of intense hydrothermal alteration above the Battle and HW orebodies have distinctive SWIR
- spectral characteristics, with the AlOH and FeOH features occurring at shorter wavelengths (<2,197 and
- <2,240 nm, respectively). Small anomalous zones of alteration were also identified in the Thelwood Valley area,
- where minor mineralized zones are present. As broad zones of fine-grained white mica (sericite) alteration are
- ubiquitous throughout the Myra Falls property, alteration proximal to ore cannot be identified simply by visual
- logging of drill core. Alteration zonation may be determined by subtle shifts in white mica spectral characteristics.
- This study indicates that SWIR analysis may be an effective field-based exploration tool for quantifying
- the intensity of alteration associated with VHMS orebodies, and that trends in mineral compositions, even in
- very fine grained rocks, can be used as mine-scale vectors to ore.
- </p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Additional Information:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Copyright 2005, Society of Economic Geologists.</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">mineralogy, mineral chemistry, volcanic stratigraphy, seafloor mineral deposits, metallogenesis</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/260100.html">260000 Earth Sciences > 260100 Geology</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">2013</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Mrs Katrina Keep</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">08 Nov 2007 16:09</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">09 Jan 2008 02:30</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=2013;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=2013">item control page</a></p>
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