Anomalies in insect nest structures at the Garden Well gold deposit: Investigation of mound-forming termites, subterranean termites and ants
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- 作者：Aaron D. Stewart ; Aaron.Stewart@csiro.au" class="auth_mail ; Ravi R. Anand
- 关键词：Bio-prospecting ; Exploration ; Transported cover ; Bioturbation ; Insect driven pedogenesis
- 刊名：Journal of Geochemical Exploration
- 出版年：May 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：140
- 期：Complete
- 页码：77-86
- 全文大小：2472 K
文摘
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We compare three insect nest types as sample media for mineral exploration.
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All there insects studied vertically transport indicators from 1.4 m depth.
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XRD data confirm association of Au with calcite in the regolith profile.
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Increased Au content in nests is associated with higher calcite content.
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Ant mounds contain more Au than the termites studied.