Stream sediment geochemical exploration for gold in Central Eastern Desert,Egypt: Application of the concentration-number fractal model,factor analysis,and geochemical mineralization probability index

Geochemical exploration by stream sediment sampling using bulk leach extractable gold (BLEG) technique and applying concentration-number (C-N) fractal model, factor analysis (FA), and geochemical mineralization probability index (GMPI) resulted in the recognition of new Au occurrences around the Sukari gold mine in the central Eastern Desert of Egypt. The geochemical data of 128 stream sediment samples collected from the study area was used for delineating the geochemical anomalies and characterizing the dispersion trains of ore and associated elements (Au, Ag, As, Sb, Cu, Pb, Zn, Mo). Statistical analysis of the geochemical data applying the C-N fractal modeling enabled us to identify significant anomaly and background populations of the investigated elements and to construct reliable geochemical anomaly maps. Factor analysis using centered log-ratios (CLR), to address the problem of closed compositional data, revealed significant element associations for mineralization (Au, As, Mo, Zn, Ba), country rock compositions (Rb, Li, Be, Sn, Bi for granite, and Co, Cr, Ni for mafic rocks), and element mobility (e.g. Sb, Zr, and Ag). Weak and moderate Au anomalies that cannot be detected by factor score maps can be delineated clearly by using the C-N fractal method and GMPI distribution map. Our study revealed that Ag, As, and Sb are the main pathfinder elements for gold mineralization in arid to semiarid regions exemplified by the Sukari gold district. Silver can be used as a “direct” pathfinder, whereas As and Sb are “indirect” pathfinders for Au in such regions. The spatial distribution of Au and Ag anomalies indicate that gold mineralization in the Sukari district is structurally controlled. However, the spatial distribution of Cu, Pb, Zn, and Mo is controlled by mineralogical and lithological factors and is not related to any significant base metal deposits.     

Cluster and R-mode factor analyses on soil geochemical data of Masjed-Daghi exploration area, northwestern Iran

Masjed-Daghi is located in Julfa sheet (1:100,000 series) in the northwest of Iran. The area consists of a very likely gold mineralization bearing epithermal mineralization which appears to be associated with a porphyry Cu–Mo system at deeper levels. Ninety-three soil samples were collected and analyzed for 13 elements (Au, Mo, Cu, Pb, Sn, Ag, Zn, Cr, Mn, Ba, Be, Ni, Co) by using emission spectrometry and atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The data were processed and interpreted using univariate and multivariate statistical analyses. The distribution of the majority of variables is slightly to moderately positively skewed which can be interpreted by log-normal model. Only Ni, Be, and Mn show normal distribution. Based on cluster analysis, the variables can be classified into two main groups. The first group consists of the main ore forming elements such as Au, Ag, and Ba which belong to epithermal system and Mo, Sn, and Cu which have more affiliation to porphyry mineralization. The principal component analysis extracted three factors. These factors calculated using varimax rotated R-mode factor loading matrix account for more than 65 % of the total variance. The first factor represents the main constituents of the epithermal system (Au, Ag, Ba) and its geochemical halo at the northeast of the study area. The second factor represents the main constituents of the porphyry system (Cu, Mo, Sn) and its geochemical halo in the western part of the study area which is overlapped with the volcanic rocks affected by local intrusions with higher alteration overprint. The third factor, however with less significance, represents Pb and Zn which are not the main ore constituents but can be considered as pathfinder elements. The results have been used to locate hidden orebodies using presented factor score mapping.     

斑岩型Cu(Mo)矿床中微量元素富集贫化规律研究

依据江西城门山、内蒙古乌奴格吐山、甘肃白山堂三个斑岩型Cu(Mo)矿床试验资料, 探讨了斑岩型Cu-Mo矿床中微量元素的富集贫化规律。在斑岩型Cu(Mo)矿床中, 除存在成矿元素及其伴生元素的富集以外, 还存在着部分亲石分散元素、稀有元素等的贫化。发生贫化的微量元素因矿床而异, 既有共性又有特殊性。Sr等微量元素在斑岩型Cu(Mo)矿床中显著贫化并且有随Cu矿化增强贫化程度增强的规律, 可以作为判断与斑岩体有关的地球化学异常的成矿前景。此项研究成果为实现地球化学勘查指标的定量化提供了基础。     

Exploratory Data Analysis Applied in Mapping Multi-element Soil Geochemical Anomalies for Drill Target Definition: A Case Study from the Unpha Layered Non-magmatic Hydrothermal Pb-Zn Deposit,DPR Korea

A factor analysis was applied to soil geochemical data to define anomalies related to buried Pb-Zn mineralization. A favorable main factor with a strong association of the elements Zn, Cu and Pb, related to mineralization, was selected for interpretation. The median + 2MAD (median absolute deviation) method of exploratory data analysis (EDA) and C-A (concentration-area) fractal modeling were then applied to the Mahalanobis distance, as defined by Zn, Cu and Pb from the factor analysis to set the thresholds for defining multi-element anomalies. As a result, the median + 2MAD method more successfully identified the Pb-Zn mineralization than the C-A fractal model. The soil anomaly identified by the median + 2MAD method on the Mahalanobis distances defined by three principal elements (Zn, Cu and Pb) rather than thirteen elements (Co, Zn, Cu, V, Mo, Ni, Cr, Mn, Pb, Ba, Sr, Zr and Ti) was the more favorable reflection of the ore body. The identified soil geochemical anomalies were compared with the in situ economic Pb-Zn ore bodies for validation. The results showed that the median + 2MAD approach is capable of mapping both strong and weak geochemical anomalies related to buried Pb-Zn mineralization, which is therefore useful at the reconnaissance drilling stage.     

Copper-bearing encrustations: a tool for age dating and constraining the physical–chemical regime during the late Quaternary in the Wadi Araba, southern Jordan

The alluvial–fluvial drainage system in the Wadi Araba, southern Jordan, incised into Cambrian clastic sedimentary and felsic igneous rocks giving rise to a disseminated Cu–(Mn) mineralization of diagenetic and epigenetic origin along the southern branch of the Dead Sea Transform Fault (=DSTF). During the Late Pleistocene and Holocene, the primary Cu sulfides were replaced by secondary minerals giving rise to hypogene to supergene encrustations, bearing Cu silicates, Cu carbonates, Cu oxychlorides and cupriferous vanadates. They occur in fissures, coat walls and developed even-rim/meniscus and blocky cements in the arenites near the surface. The first generation cement has been interpreted in terms of freshwater vadose hydraulic conditions, while the second-generation blocky cement of chrysocolla and malachite evolved as late cement. The Cu–Si–C fluid system within the Wadi Araba drainage system is the on-shore or subaerial facies of a regressive lacustrine regime called the “Lake Lisan Stage”, a precursor of the present-day Dead Sea. Radiocarbon dating (younger than 27,740 ± 1,570 years), oxygen-isotope-based temperature determination (hot brine-related mineralization at 60–80 °C, climate-driven mineralization at 25–30 °C) and thermodynamical calculations let to the subdivision of this secondary Cu mineralization into four stages, whose chemical and mineralogical composition was controlled by the variation of the anion complexes of silica and carbonate and the chlorine contents. The acidity of the pore water positively correlates with the degree of oxidation. The highest aridity and most intensive evaporation deduced from the thermodynamical calculations were achieved during stage 3, which is coeval with late Lake Lisan. Geogene processes causing Cu-enriched encrustations overlap with man-made manganiferous slags. The smelter feed has been derived mainly from Cu ore which developed during Late Pleistocene in the region.     

Geochemical dispersion of gold related to copper-gold mineralization in northeastern Thailand

The nature of gold dispersion in soils and stream sediments associated with a copper-gold-mineralized system in northeastern Thailand has been investigated as a basis for identifying appropriate geochemical exploration techniques for the search for comparable deposits in similar environments.Soils were collected with varying relationships to mineralization as a basis for determining sample representativity, size distribution of gold, variation with soil horizon and possible pathfinder elements. Similarly, stream sediments were collected to estimate sample representativity, size distribution of gold, variation of gold with depth in the stream sediment profile and to compare the relative recoveries of gold in field-panned and laboratory-prepared heavy-mineral concentrates. Samples were analyzed for Au and potential indicator elements by a variety of methods but mostly by instrumental neutron activation analysis.Results indicate the consistent distribution of fine-grained gold in soils which allows Au analysis of relatively small samples from B-horizon soils to be used effectively and reliably to identify the surficial patterns of gold mineralization in the study area. Anomalous patterns of other indicator elements, Co, As, Cu, Sb, W, Pb, Zn, Ag, Fe and Mn, may contribute additional information regarding type of mineralization. This finding indicates the effectiveness of soil surveys in gold exploration, particularly in areas of deep weathering where fresh bedrock exposures are infrequent.Unlike soils, size distributions of gold in stream sediments, as a result of the local flow regime, vary both between sampling sites and at depths within a sampling site. Exploration requires Au analysis of the fine fraction (minus 63 μm) of active stream sediments to reduce the problem of sampling representativity. The presence of coarse-grained gold in the stream channel has drawn attention to the possible benefit of using the conventional field-panning method as a semiquantitative technique for providing immediate results. However, highly erratic distribution of pannable gold on a very local scale together with variable proportions of the total gold recovered in field-panned or heavy-mineral concentrates highlights a potentially serious drawback of the method. Combination of analysis of the minus 63 μm fraction and field panning appears warranted to cover the possible existence of gold of a wide size range in stream sediments.The overall results indicate the utility of geochemical exploration techniques in the search for gold mineralization. However, particular care is necessary in the design and implementation of geochemical techniques to ensure maximum reliability of exploration.     

Geochemical Stream Sediment Survey in the Wadi Umm Rilan Area, South Eastern Desert, Egypt: A New Occurrence for Gold Mineralization

The present paper investigates the stream sediment geochemistry, behavior of gold and associated elements, delineates Au-anomalous sites and defines related sources in the Wadi Umm Rilan area. Fifty three major and trace elements were analyzed using ICP-MS and treated applying various statistical and mapping techniques. The results showed a significant difference of mean and median Au and most chemical elements in the three portions of the area, and higher values were recorded in the western portion. Furthermore, Au-anomalous sites appeared in upper and lower parts of the Wadi Umm Rilan, along the tributaries of metavolcanic unit and near granitoid contacts. This indicates the main source of Au mineralization is related to emplacement of granitoid plutons and accompanying hydrothermal solutions. There are significant indications for the presence of more than one mineralization event forming a probable single major episode of mineralization in the area, involving Au, Pb and U mineralizations. Geology, geomorphologic aspects and weathering processes could control stream sediment geochemistry, anomalies of Au and associated elements, elemental association and their dispersion patterns. Therefore, the area is fruitful and regarded as a promising target for Au exploration, using Ag, As, Sb, Cd, Cs, and Tl as pathfinder elements.     

Geochemical soil prospecting in Northwest Kalimantan, Indonesia

A target area in northwestern Kalimantan, Indonesia, already defined by a geochemical stream-sediment survey, has been further investigated by geochemical analysis of soils and samples of test pits. Overlapping geochemical anomalies in the soils were found for Cu, Mo, Au and Bi. Anomalies and high values of the other elements, Pb, Zn, Fe, Mn and As, can be explained by lithology and by scavenging and coprecipitation phenomena at the break of slopes.With the aid of detailed geochemical mapping and mineralogical and petrographic analysis the Cu-Mo-Au-Bi anomaly was explained by a porphyry-type mineralization consisting mainly of chalcopyrite and molybdenite within a quartz-enriched granodiorite. Hydrothermal alteration consists of a potassic zone, including the anomaly, and a broad propylitic zone. This type of mineralization is related to the plate-tectonic evolution of Sundaland. The possibility of a belt of porphyry-type mineralization in western Kalimantan is proposed.     

Incorporation of principal component analysis,geostatistical interpolation approaches and frequency-space-based models for portraying the Cu-Au geochemical prospects in the Feizabad district,NW Iran

Delineation of mineralization-related geochemical anomalies of stream sediment data is an essential stage in regional geochemical exploration. In this study, principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to 12 selected elements to acquire a multi-element geochemical signature associated with Cu-Au mineralization in Feizabad district, NE Iran. The spatial distribution of enhanced multi-element geochemical signature of the second component (PC2) was modeled by different geostatistical procedures including variogram calculation, ordinary kriging (OK) and inverse distance weighting (IDW) interpolation techniques. Concentration-area (C-A) fractal and U-spatial statistics models were then applied to the continuous-value interpolated models for delineation of geochemical anomalies. Quantitative comparison of results based on the known mineral occurrences in the study area was carried out using normalized density index and success-rate curves. All generated models represent a high positive relation with known Cu (±Au) deposits in the study area, although, comparison of the results revealed that the OK-based U-spatial statistics model was superior to the rest of models. Besides, the low, moderate and high-intensity anomalies are spatially associated with geological-structural features in the study area.     

基于pXRF的荞麦山铜多金属矿床元素富集规律研究

大数据技术在地学领域的应用越来越广泛,大数据思维为地学研究开辟了新的思路。从数据出发,以数据驱动模式去分析地质问题,在元素分布特征分析、矿床地化异常识别等方面较传统地学分析方法有着明显的优势。文章基于便携式X荧光分析仪（pXRF）测试的原位、无损、快捷、多元素分析等优点,对宣城矿集区内的荞麦山铜多金属矿床岩芯进行高密度的全数据原位采集,使用主成分分析（PCA）、多元逐步线性回归等方法进行量化分析。2种方法均表明,荞麦山铜多金属矿床中元素Mg、Ca、Mn、Co、As、Se、Ag、Hg、U和成矿元素Cu、Fe、S、W存在正相关关系;钻孔矿化和蚀变特征、铜硫矿石、钨矿石、石英砂岩均表现出不同的元素组合,特别是主成分综合得分（PCA）和第一主成分（PC1）元素对钻孔成矿区具有较好的指示效果;逐步多元线性回归分析进一步量化了元素富集规律,对成矿元素的拟合能够较好地与钻孔信息形成对应。因此,pXRF高密度的原位测量能够快速获取全面、准确的元素数据,分析结果能够直观反映荞麦山铜多金属矿床各元素的深度空间分布情况及量化相关关系,对深部地球化学特征的恢复和找矿提供帮助。     

Geochemical exploration for gold in the Nile Valley Block (A) area,Wadi Allaqi,South Egypt

The present work aims to estimate Au-anomalous distribution patterns, the optimum grain size fraction and pathfinder elements for gold placer. The obtained data of analyzed elements (Au, Ag, As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, Hg, Li, Mn. Mo, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sb, Se, Sr, Te, Ti, V, Y and Zn) in both the fine (?0.25 mm) and coarse (?1 mm+0.25 mm) grain size fractions of 32 dry stream sediment samples, which have been derived from metamorphosed Island Arc volcanic rocks of Late Proterozoic age, revealed that most of the analyzed elements in both grain size fractions are asymmetrically distributed and did not pass the tests of normality. The coarse grain size fraction appears to be the better size fraction for Au detection and can be considered as the optimum grain size fraction for future application in regional stream sediment surveys. The presence of Au anomalies in the upper part of the stream and beside the mine is either sourced by the main Au-mineralization or new potential extension of the mineralization in the study area. Silver, Cd, Se, Zn and Te can be considered as useful pathfinder elements for Au in the coarse grain size fraction, and they may be used for future geochemical exploration for Au in the area. Recommendation of the authors is pointing to perform lithogeochemical survey in the eastern and western parts of the mine.     

河北峪耳崖金矿苋草沟区次生晕异常及找矿预测

通过对苋草沟测区1：10000土壤地球化学测量,采用多重分形异常下限计算方法,固定了该区Au、Ag、Fe、cu、Ph、zn、As、Sb、Bi、Hg10元素异常范围。根据各元素所反映的丹常特征并结合元素组合特征及现有矿化点的分布特征,综合评价固定了两处乙,类异常和一处丙,类异常,为进一步找矿提供了指导。运用因子分析方法选...     

广西高龙金矿鸡公岩矿段地质特征和构造地球化学找矿

对矿区地表至960m中段共计6个中段平面系统采集构造地球化学样品,共采集地层和构造蚀变岩样品184件,测试了Au、Ag、As、Sb、Cu、Pb、Zn、Sn、Mo、Mn、Co、Ni、Cr、V、Ti 15种微量元素的含量,编制了各元素地球化学纵剖面图和单个矿脉元素含量曲线图,综合地球化学图件分析法和格里戈良分带指数法确定了元素的纵向、横向和轴向分带序列,建立了原生晕地球化学三维分带模式。综合地质地球化学资料分析得到:硅化砂泥岩、构造蚀变岩中Au、As、Sb、Ag元素含量高,是地壳的数倍到数百倍,变异系数大,表明这些元素卷入了成矿作用,硅化泥岩是主要的富矿围岩,而矿体大部分赋存于由于成矿热液多期次强烈活动而形成的石英岩和构造角砾岩中。矿区原生晕轴向分带序列为:As、Pb、Mo、Sn、Cu、Au、Ag、Mn、Zn、Sb。与矿体北西向侧伏规律一致,矿区地球化学异常体亦具向北西侧伏的趋势。根据元素地球化学纵剖面图中主成矿元素异常高值带向下延伸未封闭,矿体向下未尖灭、特征前缘晕元素Sb和成矿晕元素Zn出现在矿尾晕等特征说明,矿体向下仍有一定的延伸,已知矿体北西侧深部是下一步找矿勘探的重点区域。     

Statistical analysis of stream sediment data from the Ife-Ilesha area of Southwest Nigeria

Statistical treatment of geochemical exploration data in the Ife-Ilesha area has not been fully utilized as a tool in their interpretation. The results of 176 stream sediment samples from an area of 1800 km² analyzed for Cu, Zn, Mn, Ni, Co and Cr after hot extraction were treated with both simple and sophisticated (R-mode factor) statistical analytical methods. All the elements were found to have density distributions closely approaching lognormal or a mixture of two lognormal populations.They all show strong positive correlations with correlation coefficient values ranging from 0.5 between Mn and Ni to 0.84 between Mn and Co, all considered to be real at 5% level of significance.R-mode factor analysis produced a three-factor model which accounts for 82.0% of the total variance in the data. Factor 1 (Cu-Co-Ni) correlates spatially with the area underlain by the amphibolite complex, thus reflecting the parent rock as dominant influencing factor. Factor 2 (Mn-Co) and the strong positive correlation between Mn and Co are interpreted as resulting from the influence of Co-adsorption by Mn-oxides. Factor 3 (Zn) is probably a mineralization factor.     

西藏柯月Pb-Zn-Sb-Ag多金属矿床I号矿体原生晕地球化学特征

西藏柯月Pb-Zn-Sb-Ag多金属矿床位于雅鲁藏布江缝合带（IYS）与藏南拆离系（STDS）之间的北喜马拉雅成矿带。该矿床经详查验证,4 300 m以浅的矿体赋存于日当组钙质板岩夹薄层泥晶灰岩中,严格受北东向断裂控制,但深部延伸不明。本文通过该矿床I号矿体原生晕地球化学特征分析,对此问题进行初步探讨。研究表明,前缘晕元素为Hg、As、Tl,近矿晕元素为Pb、Zn、Sb、Ag、Au、Cd、Cu、Mn,尾晕元素为Sn、In、Bi;采用改良的格里戈良分带指数法计算分带序列为In-Mn-As-Cu-Zn-Cd-Bi-Pb-Sn-Hg-Tl-Ag-Au-Sb,重心法计算分带序列为In-Mn-As-Cu-Cd-Zn-Hg-Bi-Sn-Pb-Ag-Sb-Tl-Au;同时,讨论原生晕地球化学参数变化规律,并以各元素的几何平均值累乘比建立矿体的剥蚀参数模型及矿体原生晕叠加理想模型。综合以上分析,推测矿床有多次成矿作用叠加,上部存在剥蚀至尾部的矿体,而深部可能有矿体延伸。     

Application of geostatistics to identify gold-rich areas in the Finisterre-Fervenza region,NW Spain

Three univariate geostatistical methods of estimation are applied to a geochemical data set. The studied methods are: ordinary kriging (cross-validation), factorial kriging, and indicator kriging. These techniques use the probabilistic and spatial behaviour of geochemical variables, giving a tool for identifying potential anomalous areas to locate mineralization. Ordinary kriging is easy to apply and to interpret the results. It has the advantage of using the same experimental grid points for its estimates, and no additional grid points are needed. Factorial kriging decomposes the raw variable into as many components as there are identified structures in the variogram. This, however, is a complex method and its application is more difficult than that of ordinary or indicator kriging. The main advantages of indicator kriging are that data are used by their rank order, being more robust about outlier values, and that the presentation of results is simple. Nevertheless, indicator kriging is incapable of separating anomalous values and the high values from the background, which have a behaviour different to the anomaly. In this work, the results of the application of these 3 kriging methods to a set of mineral exploration data obtained from a geochemical survey carried out in NW Spain are presented. This area is characterised by the presence of Au mineral occurrences. The kriging methods were applied to As, considered as a pathfinder of Au in this area. Numerical treatment of Au is not applicable, because it presents most values equal to the detection limit, and a series of extreme values. The results of the application of ordinary kriging, factorial kriging and indicator kriging to As make possible the location of a series of rich values, sited along a N–S shear zone, considered a structure related to the presence of Au.     

Regional heavy mineral survey in the exploration for gold using regression: Grenville Province, southwestern Quebec

A geochemical reconnaissance heavy mineral survey has been carried out in the area of the Gatineau River Valley, over a part of the Grenville Province of Québec. The majority of samples show gold concentrations below the detection limit of 5 ppb, and anomalies are erratic. To circumvent these problems and to present an accurate image of the gold-bearing potential of the area, a regression analysis has been applied to the samples whose gold concentrations were above the detection limit. The regression of gold on chalcophile pathfinder elements (As, Se and Pb) explains 11% of the gold variance.Bedrock lithologies, overburden cover and physico-chemical characteristics are important factors influencing the chalcophile element dispersion pattern. Principal component analysis was used to characterize the principal inter-element relationships and to identify the factors influencing the dispersion of chalcophile elements. A filtering procedure was used to remove the background effects influencing the pathfinder elements, and to enhance the influence of mineralization. This procedure uses standard formulas for partial reconstruction of the data matrix from results of principal component analysis. The regression model constructed with these corrected data explains 20% of gold variance. It constitutes an improvement over the model which uses non-filtered data.The equation inferred from regression was applied to the whole data set and provided an estimation of gold at each sampling point. Exploration targets are defined from highest gold concentrations estimated by regression. The regression model aided in the definition of some well defined anomalies associated with geological structures favourable to gold mineralization.     

Hydrogeochemical prospecting for porphyry copper deposits in the tropical-marine climate of Puerto Rico

A hydrogeochemical survey utilizing waters from streams and springs was conducted in the area of two known porphyry copper deposits in the tropical-marine climate of westcentral Puerto Rico. The most important pathfinder for regional hydrogeochemical surveys is sulfate which reflects the associated pyrite mineralization. Because of increased mobility due to intense chemical weathering and the low pH environment, dissolved copper can also be used as a pathfinder for regional surveys and has the advantage of distinguishing barren pyrite from pyrite associated with copper mineralization. For follow-up surveys, the most important pathfinders are copper, sulfate, pH, zinc, and fluoride. High concentrations of dissolved copper and moderate concentrations of sulfate is a diagnostic indication of nearby sources of copper minerals.An understanding of the geochemical processes taking place in the streambeds and the weathering environment, such as the precipitation of secondary copper minerals, contributes to the interpretation of the geochemical data and the selection of the most favorable areas for further exploration.     

Pathfinder applications of arsenic, antimony and bismuth in geochemical exploration

The potential applications of As, Sb and Bi as pathfinder elements in geochemical exploration have been researched using a new, rapid technique for the simultaneous determination of the three elements. Following a warm hydrochloric acid sample leach, the volatile hydrides of the elements are generated and flushed into an inductively-coupled plasma linked to an emission spectrometer. The technique offers a combination of good analytical precision and detection limits of 100 ppb for each of the elements.The principal sulphide ore minerals commonly contain traces of As, Sb and Bi, and concentrations of more than 1% of any one of these have been found in some sulphide specimens. During sub-aerial oxidation of sulphides, any As, Sb and Bi present is released and forms dispersion patterns in the surficial environment. Geochemical surveys of localities in the United Kingdom have demonstrated that anomalous dispersion trains of these elements can be detected in the sediments of streams draining the mineralized localities. In a geochemical mapping programme covering 16,000 km² of central Nepal, over 3500 stream sediment samples were analyzed for As, Sb and Bi, and many known occurrences of Cu, Pb and Zn mineralization are reflected by As, Sb and Bi anomalies. However, bedrock lithology appears to be an important factor influencing Sb and Bi dispersion patterns.In the areas studied, some or all of the elements As, Sb and Bi produce stream sediment anomalies that compare favourably in terms of contrast and extent with the heavy metal expressions, even though none of the three elements have been reported as important constituents of the mineralization with which they occur.     

河北红石砬铂矿床铂、钯地球化学异常特征

红石砬铂矿地球化学异常组分简单,仅发育Ｐｔ和Ｐｄ的强异常,部分伴生Ａｕ异常,不伴生Ｃｒ、Ｃｏ、Ｃｕ、Ｎｉ、Ｖ、Ａｓ、Ｓｂ、Ａｇ、Ｐｂ等元素异常。岩石、土壤、水系沉积物中Ｐｔ、Ｐｄ的分布和异常模式与铂族矿化特征、矿体剥蚀程度及其表生地球化学行为等有关。矿体出露地表时,Ｐｔ、Ｐｄ呈强异常分布,异常的ｗ（Ｐｔ）／ｗ（Ｐｄ）比值与矿石中ｗ（Ｐｔ）／ｗ（Ｐｄ）比率基本一致;隐伏矿体上方,Ｐｄ有明显的浓集,ｗ（Ｐｔ）／ｗ（Ｐｄ）比值小于地表矿体。表生环境中,Ｐｔ、Ｐｄ可以呈矿物碎屑、可溶态等多种形式迁移,在疏松沉积物中形成异常。因此,以Ｐｔ、Ｐｄ作为直接指示元素,进行地球化学勘查,可以发现这种类型的铂族矿床。