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Perfect Alteration Indicator Porphyry
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11 ай бұрынPorphyritic rocks can be great indicators of the intensity of alteration in a hydrothermal system and several other useful things if they have the right set of minerals. I found one with all the right stuff.
The numbering system that I use in this video is for intensity of hydrothermal alteration. In short it is:
0: No visible changes.
1. Partial replacement of one mineral.
2. Complete selective replacement of one mineral.
3. Partial replacement of all minerals.
4. complete replacement with texture preserved.
5. Original texture destroyed by alteration.
I'm slowly collecting video examples for each of the levels to make a comprehensive video guide for the system and this example added some good material for the future video.
@lundysden6781 11 ай бұрын
I wish I saw this 20 yrs ago! More like this please!
@GeologyUpSkill 11 ай бұрын
I have a plan to make a full video on the levels system when I get enough material together. The place I am working now has filled a lot of gaps in that collection.
@thisisaugusto 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this awesome video! For Geology students that have never seen these alterations in the field, this videos is quite eye opening!👌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@GeologyUpSkill 11 ай бұрын
It does help to have seen the processes in thin section first, but the huge phenocrysts in this rhyolite made it possible to see (and video) some of them clearly in the field.
@mikelong9638 11 ай бұрын
Hadn't seen you in while. Good to see you back.
@GeologyUpSkill 11 ай бұрын
Yep. I'm back in the bush :)
@theminerstable4790 11 ай бұрын
Excellent overview of this methodology. Super critical information for project development and growth
@GeologyUpSkill 11 ай бұрын
Agreed. I am amazed it isn't taught more widely
@HerrArcturus 11 ай бұрын
I really love and enjoy seeing your video. It's delightful to hear an experienced geologist talking about this marvellous rock types. Here in Colombia we have some specially interesting Andesite Porphyries in Western and Central Cordilleras... Cheers!
@GeologyUpSkill 11 ай бұрын
Great. I was actually working with a columbian geologist on this job!
@flynnfuller6393 11 ай бұрын
I'm studying geology at university in Bris. Your hands on style of teaching is extremely valuable
@GeologyUpSkill 11 ай бұрын
That's great. We need more geologists! I try to teach stuff that's difficult to do in a university classroom.
@mastert.v6979 5 ай бұрын
Now I found the perfect Geologist. Thank you sir! Iam Amir from Pakistan , currently working on porphyry deposits, Your videos are very helpful for me thanks again ❤
@GeologyUpSkill 5 ай бұрын
Thanks very much. Alteration mapping is a very useful tool in porphyry systems.
@jacksprat9972 7 ай бұрын
Nice rock and good video. I always enjoy your field trips..........An apples to oranges compsarison to Argillic assemblages would have been good...kaolinite replacing plagioclase and montmorillonite replacing amphibole and plagioclase. Argillic grades into phyllic alteration at higher temperatures in an ore deposit hydrothermal system.
@GeologyUpSkill 7 ай бұрын
That's a good idea for a video. Next time I am working on a system with argillic alteration, I will make one!
@paulw3182 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for another clear concise video!
@GeologyUpSkill 11 ай бұрын
Thanks. This place has some great examples and crystals big enough to see easily :)
@billroberts9182 10 ай бұрын
Nice fact-based lecture. Thx.
@GeologyUpSkill 10 ай бұрын
Thanks. I find it a most useful tool in the field.
@90Zook 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic video Nick, thanks for sharing your knowledge. Looks like some of the areas up in FNQ.
@GeologyUpSkill 11 ай бұрын
Yep. Out in the Featherbed Volcanics.
@crohkorthreetoes3821 3 ай бұрын
Very informative, answered some lingering questions that have been on my mind lately.
@GeologyUpSkill 3 ай бұрын
Great. If I answered questions, my work is done!
@lorenzocapelane1558 11 ай бұрын
Excellent class, Nick Tate! Hugs from Brazil
@GeologyUpSkill 11 ай бұрын
Thanks very much. I haven't worked in Brazil, but I would like to. Lots of interesting rocks, mineral deposits and people!
@Hiro-ou7fm 7 ай бұрын
Dear Nick, it was one of the best descriptions about hydrothermal ,porphyry base metal alterations. Unfortunately I couldn’t pay from Iran for more informations , but I always enjoyed your great videos as far as I could watch. Thanks n good luck 👍
@GeologyUpSkill 7 ай бұрын
Thanks very much. There are some great porphyry deposits in Iran and great exposure too so these techniques should work really well.
@Hiro-ou7fm 7 ай бұрын
@@GeologyUpSkill Exactly mate👍🙏, I’m an exploration geologist so use your great technics all the time. Many years ago ,1999-2006 I used to work with Australian geologists also from other great countries like New Zealand,Canada also South Africa. so I’ve learned a lot from them especially my Australian colleagues,we have lots of workshops and training courses by Snowden and so on. I’m really proud of that. So I really enjoyed the way you talk about geology stuff and remember me my brilliant period of life. Great job mate🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍
@amirabbasmirshokraei9400 7 ай бұрын
@@GeologyUpSkillHey Nick This is my real name account, Hiro is my gaming one,so I have to apologize for leaving comments with that one. Great to Know you mate Best Regards
@HoboMinerals 4 ай бұрын
I just love you!! You make more sense than most!! Thank you so much!!
@GeologyUpSkill 4 ай бұрын
Thanks very much. Glad you found my videos helpful.
@jdean1851 8 ай бұрын
YOUR MY FAVORITE GEOLOGIST" WHAT A GREAT VIDEO!!! THANX4POSTING! CHEERS" from -7c Central Idaho BASALT HELL ITS everywhere!!!
@GeologyUpSkill 8 ай бұрын
Thanks. I find it is one of the most useful tools for mapping big hydrothermal systems.
@tracey-annmundell990 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for this it's much appreciated. Could you expound more on the alteration levels that you use?
@GeologyUpSkill 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Tracey. I've added a summary of my numbering system in the video description.
@rodparker6530 11 ай бұрын
Ya hammer is looking good mate. Smashing 👍🏼
@GeologyUpSkill 11 ай бұрын
Yes. It's the first tour of duty for the new long handle version and it's giving the rocks hammering :)
@alexdrockhound9497 7 ай бұрын
have you done any videos on talc formation yet?
@GeologyUpSkill 5 ай бұрын
Not yet. I dont work much on industrial mineral projects.
@erfanseptanto2544 10 ай бұрын
Please review about, orogenic gold in ophiolite rock (lieswanite/listvenite)
@GeologyUpSkill 10 ай бұрын
I haven't worked on that style before, but if I do, I will certainly make a video!
@lachlanscanlan5621 11 ай бұрын
So Nick, in theory, it could have been a lava with large crystals? Is it possible to distinguish such a lava from an intrusive?
@GeologyUpSkill 11 ай бұрын
In this case, the matrix has a microgranular texture so it is a short step away from a porphyritic microgranite, but in most cases geological mapping will give you the answer via contact relationships with surrounding rocks.
@lachlanscanlan5621 11 ай бұрын
@@GeologyUpSkill no quick way, start walking :) Thanks Nick
@phaithoonvongsinery893 4 ай бұрын
How to private contact to you Nick.?
@GeologyUpSkill 4 ай бұрын
Best to connect on Linkedin and message me there.
@badraldashnyam905 11 ай бұрын
How to connect ???
@GeologyUpSkill 11 ай бұрын
LinkedIn is best. Look for Nick Tate.
@badraldashnyam905 11 ай бұрын
Pls email??
@EverMorales-ej8hj 3 ай бұрын
SOMEONE THAT RECOMENDED TO ME A BOOK ABOUT ALTERATIONS LIKE FIEWLD GUIDE?¡
@GeologyUpSkill 3 ай бұрын
This book is a great start. Prof. Roger Taylor was my supervisor for Honors at James Cook University. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-01783-4
@phaithoonvongsinery893 4 ай бұрын
How to private contact to you Nick.?
@GeologyUpSkill 4 ай бұрын
Best to connect on Linkedin and message me there.
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