I have long wondered how atoms of a particular element form in clumps that can range up to pure veins. I thought it had something to do with water, temperature and pressure but your explanation of the process answers all my questions. Thank you!
Fantastic! As these are extremely basic explanations you may wish to delve into how mineral bearing fluids react chemically and physically in certain environments to deposit the minerals they are carrying. I understand that there are many variables and some that have been described to me by our geologists are fascinating, in particular where sulpher is involved.
Hi Steve, I wish it were my voice, more explanations to come when I find the time and these will be in my voice which, unfortunately, isn't near as nice as the current narrator.
Thanks for your comment! We don't have anything yet on Meso thermal formations but I'll keep that in mind for future productions. These take quite a bit of work to compile so when time allows I hope to produce some more. I'm glad you found these interesting.
Thanks for this! A question then: Due to the relationship between epithermal deposits and porphyries - could one not say that whenever you find an epithermal deposit, there will be a porphyry below? So, then you found two with one strike?
In a perfect scenario you're correct but there are other factors that come into play. Weathering is one, faulting is another which may disperse portions of any deposit type. Epithermal deposition can occur at considerable distances from the porphyry itself, so where is the porphyry relative to an epithermal expression? Another consideration is that the epithermal portion, if intact, may be considerably higher in the stratigraphy than the porphyry portion in which case the porphyry may be buried too deep to extract economically. This is assuming that the porphyry is actually mineralized. These are to mention just a few of the pieces of the puzzle that geologists have to consider before deploying loads of money to test their hypothesis.
I really wanna find some gold. Yes because it's worth money but mostly I'm super interested in learning about the Geology of gold and of the minerals in the area.
I know a place where gold is at the bottom of an old River. There was a Spaniard's mining town UPSTREAM. I, (and my brother) have found gold nuggets laying in the ground covered in light dust Just like that.. I'm pretty sure that there are tons of rolling gold.. I plan to get government's permit... To build a Dike.. there's plenty of Materials, and by removing All down to the bedrock.. You know what I mean?.. on tap of that... In my own comunal property(it belongs to Us) There are SEVERAL places full of white/marble like QUARTZ and GOLD... All I need, is a GPR or a Very Potent Detector... Like Garret, or some better
I KNOW AND OWN SOME PLACES FULL OF Aurea. I NEED POTENT EQUIPMENT (Ground Penetrating Radar, and High potency metal detector. There are veins of Gold Dust .. my Grand Uncle, used to find like Little Chambers, round , sphericals.. with a talc/like dust and fine gold dust together.. He had to Use Mercury(Azogue) to separate both dusts. I swear I Know the whereabouts.
In a way it is yeah.. but mostly an hydrothermal fluid is the magma that contains any kind of liquid that comes from the minerals like H20, CO2 etc , or the water from the sea or the rain! To put it in a more simple term , the magma at it's beginning of "life" isn't hydrothermal fluid but when the water enters the magma it becomes h.f.
I don't buy the friction theory that two plates rubbing together creat lava and that minerals are already in place and come together forming epithermal veins and porphyry during this process. I believe the mineralization process is much less complex in that the minerals are carried in the lava itself and that the lava comes from deep within the Earth and not as a result of two plates of different rock type rubbing against each other.
My understanding is that the friction of the plates "rubbing" against each other has nothing to do with generating the heat that is a major component of the fomation of these deposits. Imagine something moving at the speed of a fingernail growing, how can that generate enough heat to melt rock? By using the phase that you "don't buy this friction theory" suggests we are making it, for clarity, we are not.
Hi Johnny, these explanations are for relaying the very very basics of how the mineral deposit types that Eagle Plains Resources explores for are formed. Perhaps you can help us all learn more by providing your understanding of the geologic timeframe in this instance. To use your words, "100% wrong" is quite a large span of time, can you clarify this?
Terrific presentation, thanks. I've been hearing about porphyry and epithermal deposits for years but had no conception of their genesis until now.
I have long wondered how atoms of a particular element form in clumps that can range up to pure veins. I thought it had something to do with water, temperature and pressure but your explanation of the process answers all my questions. Thank you!
Fantastic! As these are extremely basic explanations you may wish to delve into how mineral bearing fluids react chemically and physically in certain environments to deposit the minerals they are carrying. I understand that there are many variables and some that have been described to me by our geologists are fascinating, in particular where sulpher is involved.
This was great, very well done, thank you!
Hi Mike,
Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge in a simplified and concise presentation.
Hi Mark,
Thanks for your comment! I'm happy you found this interesting.
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Thank you sir!
dude, your voice is way attractive more than porphyry system itself.
Hi Steve, I wish it were my voice, more explanations to come when I find the time and these will be in my voice which, unfortunately, isn't near as nice as the current narrator.
Very good video, it clears up a lot questions.
Very interesting and informative, thank you.
You are most welcome, glad you enjoyed.
Thanks. Your videos help us to learn and enjoy about Geology.
You are very welcome, I'm happy you found this is enjoyable and infomative, objective achieved!
thank you for great sharing and helping us more understanding in basic
Great! The explanation is quite simple to understand
Wonderful explanation of porphyry Copper
Great video. Do you have. Anything that shows MESO thermal formations?
Thanks for your comment! We don't have anything yet on Meso thermal formations but I'll keep that in mind for future productions. These take quite a bit of work to compile so when time allows I hope to produce some more. I'm glad you found these interesting.
Thanks for this! A question then: Due to the relationship between epithermal deposits and porphyries - could one not say that whenever you find an epithermal deposit, there will be a porphyry below? So, then you found two with one strike?
In a perfect scenario you're correct but there are other factors that come into play. Weathering is one, faulting is another which may disperse portions of any deposit type. Epithermal deposition can occur at considerable distances from the porphyry itself, so where is the porphyry relative to an epithermal expression? Another consideration is that the epithermal portion, if intact, may be considerably higher in the stratigraphy than the porphyry portion in which case the porphyry may be buried too deep to extract economically. This is assuming that the porphyry is actually mineralized. These are to mention just a few of the pieces of the puzzle that geologists have to consider before deploying loads of money to test their hypothesis.
Great explanation!
Thanks for the explanation!
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Great explanation
useful information, thanks
Thank you sir.... Nice explanation...
You are most welcome, thank you!
Is that what's under our feet, thanks for the heads up!
Why are you watching this video? I’m in a process of starting a gold exploration project for my mining company the first of many projects to come.🙏🏿⛏️
Im taking a course on resources this sem
I really wanna find some gold. Yes because it's worth money but mostly I'm super interested in learning about the Geology of gold and of the minerals in the area.
I know a place where gold is at the bottom of an old River. There was a Spaniard's mining town UPSTREAM. I, (and my brother) have found gold nuggets laying in the ground covered in light dust
Just like that.. I'm pretty sure that there are tons of rolling gold.. I plan to get government's permit... To build a Dike.. there's plenty of Materials, and by removing All down to the bedrock.. You know what I mean?.. on tap of that... In my own comunal property(it belongs to Us) There are SEVERAL places full of white/marble like QUARTZ and GOLD... All I need, is a GPR or a Very Potent Detector... Like Garret, or some better
I KNOW AND OWN SOME PLACES FULL OF Aurea. I NEED POTENT EQUIPMENT (Ground Penetrating Radar, and High potency metal detector. There are veins of Gold Dust .. my Grand Uncle, used to find like Little Chambers, round , sphericals.. with a talc/like dust and fine gold dust together.. He had to Use Mercury(Azogue) to separate both dusts. I swear I Know the whereabouts.
My uncle's name was Pastor. He used to chase those Motherlodes.
Like it. Nice one.
In which context do you use hydrothermal fluid?
Do you include magma as a hydrothernal fluid?
In a way it is yeah.. but mostly an hydrothermal fluid is the magma that contains any kind of liquid that comes from the minerals like H20, CO2 etc , or the water from the sea or the rain! To put it in a more simple term , the magma at it's beginning of "life" isn't hydrothermal fluid but when the water enters the magma it becomes h.f.
Hi. Sir.
I need your help. I have large area to detect by remote sensing
I'm sorry but I can't help you with that, good luck with your project!
Thanks for Sharing
You are most welcome Mateus!
Nice. Wow!
I don't buy the friction theory that two plates rubbing together creat lava and that minerals are already in place and come together forming epithermal veins and porphyry during this process. I believe the mineralization process is much less complex in that the minerals are carried in the lava itself and that the lava comes from deep within the Earth and not as a result of two plates of different rock type rubbing against each other.
My understanding is that the friction of the plates "rubbing" against each other has nothing to do with generating the heat that is a major component of the fomation of these deposits. Imagine something moving at the speed of a fingernail growing, how can that generate enough heat to melt rock? By using the phase that you "don't buy this friction theory" suggests we are making it, for clarity, we are not.
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The geologic time line that this video claims for the majority of gold deposits is 100% wrong!!
Hi Johnny, these explanations are for relaying the very very basics of how the mineral deposit types that Eagle Plains Resources explores for are formed. Perhaps you can help us all learn more by providing your understanding of the geologic timeframe in this instance. To use your words, "100% wrong" is quite a large span of time, can you clarify this?
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