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Non-metals in soils of the Teign Valley of SW Devon as indicators of mineral veins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

J. R. Merefield
J. R. Merefield
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Geology Department University, Southampton, SO9 5NH
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Summary

Quantitative methods of X-ray fluorescence analysis have been employed to the determination of Pb, Zn, Ni, As, Rb, Ce and Y, in soils of the Teign Valley of SW Devon. The results enable a comparison to be made of the ore metal and non-metal anomalies found, and demonstrate the applicability of non-metals as lode indicators.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 110 , Issue 2 , March 1973 , pp. 165 - 169
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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