Advances in soil gas geochemical exploration for natural resources: Some current examples and practices
- 10 November 1986
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research
- Vol. 91 (B12) , 12327-12338
- https://doi.org/10.1029/jb091ib12p12327
Abstract
Field studies have demonstrated that gas anomalies are found over buried mineral deposits. Abnormally high concentrations of sulfur gases and carbon dioxide and abnormally low concentrations of oxygen are commonly found over sulfide ore deposits. Helium anomalies are commonly associated with uranium deposits and geothermal areas. Helium and hydrocarbon gas anomalies have been detected over oil and gas deposits. Gases are sampled by extracting them from the pore space of soil, by degassing soil or rock, or by adsorbing them on artificial collectors. The two most widely used techniques for gas analysis are gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The detection of gas anomalies at or near the surface may be an effective method to locate buried mineral deposits.This publication has 46 references indexed in Scilit:
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