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Mineralisation:
OREAS 36 is a low grade zinc ore matrix-matched certified reference material (MMCRM) prepared by Ore Research and Exploration. It is one of 3 MMCRM’s sourced from the Gamsberg Zn deposit located in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, approximately 20km west of the Black Mountain mine. Gamsberg is a stratiform base metal Broken Hill Style (BHS) deposit located in the mid-proterozoic Bushmanland Province of the Namaqualand Metamorphic Complex (NMC) of South Africa. The NMC is a highly deformed and metamorphosed supracrustal succession of dominantly pelitic schists and quartzites, deposited on a regionally extensive �2000 Ma basement (Rozendal & Stalder, 2001). The stratiform ores have a close spatial and genetic association with metamorphosed chemical sediments including manganiferous iron formations, quartz-garnet rocks (coticules), Ca-Mn marbles and barite (Rozendal & Stalder, 2001).
Analyte | Certified Value | 1SD | 95% Confidence Limits Low | 95% Confidence Limits High | Method |
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Zn, Zinc (wt.%) | 4.19 | 0.058 | 4.11 | 4.26 | 3-Acid Digestion (no HF) |
Pb, Lead (wt.%) | 0.579 | 0.013 | 0.550 | 0.608 | 3-Acid Digestion (no HF) |
Ag, Silver (ppm) | 10.2 | 0.63 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 3-Acid Digestion (no HF) |
As, Arsenic (ppm) | 722 | 32 | 686 | 758 | 3-Acid Digestion (no HF) |
Cu, Copper (ppm) | 151 | 5 | 143 | 158 | 3-Acid Digestion (no HF) |
Fe, Iron (wt.%) | 20.68 | 0.370 | 19.65 | 21.72 | 3-Acid Digestion (no HF) |
Mn, Manganese (wt.%) | 1.08 | 0.030 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 3-Acid Digestion (no HF) |
Tl, Thallium (ppm) | ~65 | 3-Acid Digestion (no HF) | |||
S, Sulphur (wt.%) | 18.81 | 0.220 | 17.87 | 19.75 | Infrared Combustion |
Ag, Silver (ppm) | 9.60 | 8.40 | 10.90 | Peroxide Fusion ICP | |
As, Arsenic (ppm) | 699 | 54 | 669 | 733 | Peroxide Fusion ICP |
Cu, Copper (ppm) | 153 | 7 | 145 | 160 | Peroxide Fusion ICP |
Fe, Iron (wt.%) | 21.06 | 0.850 | 20.01 | 22.11 | Peroxide Fusion ICP |
Mn, Manganese (wt.%) | 1.27 | 0.030 | 1.21 | 1.34 | Peroxide Fusion ICP |
Pb, Lead (wt.%) | 0.553 | 0.010 | 0.525 | 0.580 | Peroxide Fusion ICP |
Tl, Thallium (ppm) | 109 | 3 | 104 | 115 | Peroxide Fusion ICP |
Zn, Zinc (wt.%) | 4.22 | 0.130 | 4.01 | 4.43 | Peroxide Fusion ICP |