Ant hills and animal burrows come in handy in those places as well . They are nature's test pits , at least as far as the upper soil levels are concerned , and where the soil cover is thin , they can be all you need . I've seen places where you can visually identify the contacts simply by the difference in the color of the anthills .
Argillic alteration and a silica lithocap.. run some geochem soil lines, some tightly mag with IP and get ready to line up the drill. Fantastic geology in Kazakhstan and some of the best opportunities to find ore deposits in the world!
Kazakhstan, have a dosimeter? - Hope your far away from Semipalatinsk - Lake Shagan. The Soviets never disclosed where all the dumps were located - people just got sick. Great Video.
Excellent thank you. What are some of the exploration implications in that region based on your closing statement that the alteration postdates granite emplacement?
Ant hills and animal burrows come in handy in those places as well .
They are nature's test pits , at least as far as the upper soil levels are concerned , and where the soil cover is thin , they can be all you need .
I've seen places where you can visually identify the contacts simply by the difference in the color of the anthills .
Yes indeed. There are hamster holes everywhere here!
Congratulations on your vast army of research assistants .
Argillic alteration and a silica lithocap.. run some geochem soil lines, some tightly mag with IP and get ready to line up the drill. Fantastic geology in Kazakhstan and some of the best opportunities to find ore deposits in the world!
That's pretty much the approach, but alteration mapping is really helpful to put all of that other data in context.
Kazakhstan, have a dosimeter? - Hope your far away from Semipalatinsk - Lake Shagan. The Soviets never disclosed where all the dumps were located - people just got sick. Great Video.
Those dumps are from a copper mine :)
Geomorphology should be aware by Geologist before went to Field Survey
True. Both disciplines are useful to each other.
Excellent thank you. What are some of the exploration implications in that region based on your closing statement that the alteration postdates granite emplacement?
The areas of granite previously got little attention. Suddenly they are a potential host.
@@GeologyUpSkill Thanks Nick!
Ahhh, no outcrop anywhere... Sounds like the Bowen Basin
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The good stuff is always well hidden!
Would this be classified as colluvium or residual?
Residual since all of the soil material is derived from the rock beneath.
Thank you.
That makes sense.
Sounds like the Shepparton Formation with very little outcrop. Good farmland though.
It would be good farmland if it wasn't -40 degrees in winter!
@@GeologyUpSkill Ha ha ha, but so true.
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Best to connect with me on Linkedin.