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Determination of gold by non-destructive activation analysis for purposes of geochemical and geobotanical prospecting

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The correlation between gold content of rocks, ores and natural waters and plants from gold bearing areas for purposes of geochemical and geobotanical prospecting is being investigated. Non-destructive activation analysis was found to be advantageous for these purposes. The preliminary field study of samples obtained from an abandoned gold mine in the Bockhart area near Bad Gastein in Austria and from its environment is also described.

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Die Korrelation zwischen dem Goldgehalt von Gesteinen, Erzen sowie natürlichen Wässern und Pflanzen aus goldhaltigen Gebieten zwecks geochemischer und geobotanischer Prospektierung wird untersucht. Für diese Aufgaben erwies sich die zerstörungsfreie Aktivierungsanalyse als vorteilhaft. Das mit Hilfe von Feldmethoden ausgeführte, vorläufige Studium von Proben, die aus einer verlassenen Goldmine im Bockhart-Gebiet in der Nähe von Bad Gastein (Österreich) und ihrer Umgebung erhalten wurden, wird gleichfalls beschrieben.

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  1. IAEA Laboratory Seibersdorf near Vienna, Austria

    P. Schiller, G. B. Cook & C. K. Beswick

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Dedicated to ProfessorE. Broda for his 60th Anniversary.

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Schiller, P., Cook, G.B. & Beswick, C.K. Determination of gold by non-destructive activation analysis for purposes of geochemical and geobotanical prospecting. Mikrochim Acta 59, 420–428 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01219048

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