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Code Description Code Description Code Description Code Description Code DescriptionALUV Alluvium CHN Channel / Chip line alb Albite Bf Buff fss FissileAND Andesite COM Composite amph Amphibole Bk Black gos GossanousAP Aplite MP Multiple point asp Arsenopyrite BkGy Black Grey grnl Granular
BAN Basaltic Andesite SP Single Point Au Gold Bl Blue rad RadiatingBAS Basalt azu Azurite Br Brown lam LaminatedBD Basaltic Dyke bio Biotite BrGy Brown Grey mass MassiveBX Breccia bn Bornite Cr Cream mgr Medium Grained
CALIC Caliche Code Description cal Calcite Gn Green my MyloniticCBV Carbonate Vein EX Not in situ cb Carbonate Gy Grey peg PegmatiticCHT Chert FL Float cer Cerussite GyGn Grey Green porp PorphyryticCLAY Clay ML Mullock chl Chlorite GyOr Grey Orange sh ShearedCOLV Colluvium OC Outcrop cp Chalcopyrite GyPk Grey Pink sht Shattered
CS Calcsilicate SC Subcrop ct Chalcocite GyRd Grey Red shy ShaleyCTM Metamorphics (Undifferentiated) SF Stope fill ep Epidote GyWh Grey White tab Tabular
DI Diorite fs Feldspar GyYl Grey Yellow vfg Very Fine GrainedDO Dolerite gl Galena Or Orange vug VughyFEL Felsite glsp Galena & Sphalerite OrBr Orange BrownGAB Gabbro Code Description goe Goethite OrGy Orange GreyGD Granitic Dyke CLZ Clay Zone grp Graphite OrPk Orange Pink Code Description
GDR Granodiorite FR Fresh (unweathered) rock gyp Gypsum Pk Pink // ParallelGFM Gold "Formation" (sericitic alt) LAT Laterite hb Hornblende PkBr Pink Brown alt AlterationGOS Gossan MOZ Mottled Zone hem Haematite PkGy Pink Grey ang AngularGRA Granite MW Moderately Weathered jar Jarosite Rd Red approx ApproximatelyHNF Hornfels SAP Saprolite laum Laumontite RdYl Red Yellow av AverageHPD Hornblende Porphyry Dyke SOIL Soil, inc. unconsolidated lim Limonite Wh White bot BottomHPP Diorite Porphyry Dyke SRK Saprock mag Magnesite WhGy White Grey ca Core Axis
LODE Lode mal Malachite Yl Yellow col ColourMD Mafic Dyke mic Micaceous contm Contaminated
META Metasediment Code Description mn Mn oxide (pyrolusite etc) deg DegreeMGR Microgranite alb Albite mol Molybdenite Code Description dia DiameterMSH Meta-Shale / Slate bio Biotite mon Montmorillonite bkn Broken diss DisseminatedMSL Meta-Siltstone calc Calcareous mt Magnetite cont Contact dist DistributedMSS Meta-Sandstone carb Carbonaceous musc Muscovite f Fault epi EpithermalMY Mylonite cb Carbonate plag Plagioclase frac Fracture gr Grain
PEG Pegmatite chl Chlorite po Pyrrhotite frag Fragmented grc GraphiticPHY Phyllite ep Epidote px Pyroxene jnt Joint Jointing hd Hard
PORP Porphyry ferr Ferruginous py Pyrite sh Shear homg HomogeneousQCBV Quartz Carbonate Veining hem Haematite pycp Pyrite & Chalcopyrite stwk Stockwork hvy Heavy
QV Quartz Vein ill Illite pyct Pyrite & Chalcocite vn Vein jsp JasperiodalQZT Quartzite laum Laumontite pygl Pyrite & Galena mat MaterialRHY Rhyolite mont Montmorillonite pysp Pyrite & Sphalerite max Maximum
SAND Sand mt Magnetite qtz Quartz meso MesothermalSCH Schist musc Muscovite sco Scorolite Code Description min Minimum
SHEAR Shear pkfs Pink Feldspar se Sericite bd Band(s) minl MineralSOIL Soil rdfs Red Feldspar sp Sphalerite bdd Bedded mtx MatrixTAN Trachytic Andesite se Sericite sulph Undifferentiated Sulphide bx Brecciated reg RegularTON Tonalite sil Siliceous tal Talc cgr Coarse Grained sec SecondaryTQC Continental Seds (consolidated.) wd Weathered tour Tourmaline cl Clevage seds SedimentsTS Continental Seds (lateritised) clf Colloform selv Selvage
XENO Xenolith cox Cockscomb Dogtooth strk StreakCode Description Code Description disc Disc Fracturing v veryMOD Moderate d dark fgr Fine Grained var variableSTR Strong l light fol Foliated vd Vein-DykeTR Trace frac Fractured vol VolumeWK Weak 18 August 2004 fri Friable xtl Crystal
STANDARD GEOLOGICAL CODES AND ABBREVIATIONS TO BE USED FOR LOGGING AND MAPPING
LITHOLOGY Collection Method MINERAL COLOUR TEXTURE (continued)
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REGOLITHGENERAL ABBREVIATIONS
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TEXTURE
EXTENT HUE (colour prefix)