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: Patrice de Caritat, Brent I. A. McInnes, Alexander T. Walker, Evgeniy Bastrakov, Stephen M. Rowins, Alexander M. Prent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
heavy minerals atlas
heavy mineral maps
National Geochemical Survey of Australia
mineral network analysis
geological setting
mineral system
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/8/961

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