Synchrotron Data - Hough 4898 (Aug 2012) - Path to impact for the Australian Synchrotron to the Australian Minerals Industry

The new element mapping and speciation probe capability at the Australian Synchrotron has the potential to provide unprecedented characterisation facilities for the Australian Minerals Industry. For example, mapping of invisible gold distribution in complex ores from Australian gold systems, mapping and probing copper in supergene and sedimentary copper systems. At the same time trace gold and copper can be directly observed in exploration samples in-situ\\! Element residence in ore deposit and exploration samples will be revealed from a series of case study examples in direct collaboration with the Australian Minerals Industry to showcase the Australian Synchrotron to the Industry.\nLineage: Data was produced using the Maia 384 element detector array on the XFM X-ray microprobe beamline of the Australian Synchrotron and processed using the GeoPIXE software package.\n

澳大利亚同步加速器（Australian Synchrotron）新增的元素测绘与形态表征探测能力，具备为澳大利亚矿产行业提供前所未有的分析表征设施的潜力。例如，可针对澳大利亚金矿床的复杂矿石开展隐伏金分布测绘，亦可在表生及沉积型铜矿床系统中完成铜元素的测绘与探测。与此同时，还可直接对勘探样品中的微量金与铜进行原位观测！通过与澳大利亚矿产行业联合开展的一系列案例研究，将揭示元素在矿床及勘探样品中的赋存状态，以此向行业展示澳大利亚同步加速器的技术实力。
数据谱系：该数据集采用澳大利亚同步加速器XFM X射线微探针光束线配套的Maia 384元素探测器阵列（Maia 384 element detector array）采集，并通过GeoPIXE软件包完成数据处理。