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Lateritic mineralization near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia: Dating by Mössbauer spectroscopy?

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The hypothesis that the extent of geochemical evolution of lateritic iron oxides gives an indication of the relative age of the laterite is tested on a vertical profile in a gold mine near Kalgoorlie using Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. No correlation between the structural or compositional properties of the iron oxides and their depth in the profile is found.

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  1. School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Murdoch University, 6150, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    T. G. St. Pierre & J. Webb

  2. Division of Exploration Geoscience, C.S.I.R.O., Floreat Park, 6014, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    C. R. M. Butt

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Pierre, T.G.S., Webb, J. & Butt, C.R.M. Lateritic mineralization near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia: Dating by Mössbauer spectroscopy?. Hyperfine Interact 57, 2279–2283 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02405800

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