OREAS 38
OREAS 38
primary
metasediment/sulphide
Broken Hill Type

OREAS 38

SKU: 38

OREAS 38 is a high grade zinc ore matrix-matched certified reference material
(MMCRM) prepared by Ore Research and Exploration. It is one of 3 MMCRM’s sourced
from the Gamsberg Zn deposit located in the Northern Cape Province of South
Africa, approximately 20km west of the Black Mountain mine. Gamsberg is a
stratiform base metal Broken Hill Style (BHS) deposit located in the
mid-proterozoic Bushmanland Province of the Namaqualand Metamorphic Complex
(NMC) of South Africa. The NMC is a highly deformed and metamorphosed
supracrustal succession of dominantly pelitic schists and quartzites, deposited
on a regionally extensive �2000 Ma basement (Rozendal & Stalder, 2001).
The stratiform ores have a close spatial and genetic association with
metamorphosed chemical sediments including manganiferous iron formations,
quartz-garnet rocks (coticules), Ca-Mn marbles and barite (Rozendal &
Stalder, 2001).

Specifications

  • State: primary
  • Matrix: metasediment/sulphide
  • Mineralisation: Broken Hill Type
  • CRM Group: Zn-Pb-Ag sulphide ore

Certified Values

Analyte Certified Value 1SD 95% CL Low 95% CL High Method
Zn, Zinc (wt.%) 10.04 0.140 9.89 10.19 3-Acid Digestion (no HF)
Pb, Lead (wt.%) 0.592 0.018 0.578 0.605 3-Acid Digestion (no HF)
Ag, Silver (ppm) 5.49 0.420 5.23 5.75 3-Acid Digestion (no HF)
As, Arsenic (ppm) 298 17 289 307 3-Acid Digestion (no HF)
Cu, Copper (ppm) 111 5 107 116 3-Acid Digestion (no HF)
Fe, Iron (wt.%) 21.28 0.420 20.97 21.59 3-Acid Digestion (no HF)
Mn, Manganese (wt.%) 1.37 0.040 1.27 1.46 3-Acid Digestion (no HF)
Tl, Thallium (ppm) 64 5.5 48 79 3-Acid Digestion (no HF)
Ag, Silver (ppm) ~5.00 Peroxide Fusion ICP
As, Arsenic (ppm) 300 26 258 342 Peroxide Fusion ICP
Cu, Copper (ppm) 108 9 99 118 Peroxide Fusion ICP
Fe, Iron (wt.%) 20.98 0.840 20.31 21.66 Peroxide Fusion ICP
Mn, Manganese (wt.%) 1.57 0.040 1.51 1.62 Peroxide Fusion ICP
Pb, Lead (wt.%) 0.560 0.010 0.548 0.573 Peroxide Fusion ICP
Tl, Thallium (ppm) 124 5 101 146 Peroxide Fusion ICP
Zn, Zinc (wt.%) 9.99 0.200 9.85 10.12 Peroxide Fusion ICP
S, Sulphur (wt.%) 22.32 0.340 21.85 22.80 Infrared Combustion

Product Specifications

State primary
Matrix metasediment/sulphide
Mineralisation Broken Hill Type
Availability available
$9.45

Certified Reference Values

Analyte Certified Value Uncertainty (1SD) 95% Confidence Low 95% Confidence High Method

SD = Standard Deviation | CL = 95% Confidence Limits

Methods: AR = Aqua Regia, 4-Acid = 4-Acid Digestion, LBF = Lithium Borate Fusion, FA/AAS = Fire Assay with Atomic Absorption, LECO = LECO Combustion Analysis

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