Analysis of Gold Bearing Litho Units
The Archean Green Stone Belts (AGSB) having enormous metalliferous deposits like gold, copper, silver, iron and other precious gem stones which are also called as schist belts of Dharwar Craton. The study area Kempinakote lies in southern most part of Nuggihalli Schist Belt of Hassan district. The schist belt consists commonly two rock types Amphibolites and Ultramafics with their variants. Gold is occurring at or near the amphibolite-ultramafic contact. The Study area comes to Hassan district, Random samples were collected such as gold bearing Amphibolite schist, Amphibolite, Diorite, Gabbro through GTC (Ground Truth Check). The study carried out by Geological, Petrological, Ore microscopic, SEM-EDX and Hyperspectral signatures using advent high-tech tools of Spectro- Radiometer (Spectral Evolution SR-3500) instrument, DARWin™ SP.V.1.3.0 and GIS software’s. The spectral signatures of the collected samples were derived in laboratory environments to achieve better accuracy. Hyperspectral (350-2500nm) were developed as works mainly on physicochemical and optical properties of the litho unit which help in mapping of gold mineralization at lithological contacts and mineralized zones of amphibolites and ultramafic rocks. The final results highlight the gold specks were noticed through ore microscopy and the presence of gold is confirmed through SEM-EDX studies and also spectral characters of Gold bearing amphibolites schist and associated rocks for better mapping of Kempinakote area of Hassan district in Precambrian basement rocks and similar terrains of Dharwarcraton.
Authors: Abrar Ahmed, Maruthi N.E, H.T. Basavarajappa
Keywords: Hyperspectal signature, petrography, Ore microscopy, SEM-EDX, Gold bearing litho units, Kempinakote
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