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Code Description Code Description Code Description Code Description Code Description ALUV Alluvium CHN Channel / Chip line alb Albite Bf Buff fss Fissile AND Andesite COM Composite amph Amphibole Bk Black gos Gossanous AP Aplite MP Multiple point asp Arsenopyrite BkGy Black Grey grnl Granular BAN Basaltic Andesite SP Single Point Au Gold Bl Blue rad Radiating BAS Basalt azu Azurite Br Brown lam Laminated BD Basaltic Dyke bio Biotite BrGy Brown Grey mass Massive BX Breccia bn Bornite Cr Cream mgr Medium Grained CALIC Caliche Code Description cal Calcite Gn Green my Mylonitic CBV Carbonate Vein EX Not in situ cb Carbonate Gy Grey peg Pegmatitic CHT Chert FL Float cer Cerussite GyGn Grey Green porp Porphyrytic CLAY Clay ML Mullock chl Chlorite GyOr Grey Orange sh Sheared COLV Colluvium OC Outcrop cp Chalcopyrite GyPk Grey Pink sht Shattered CS Calcsilicate SC Subcrop ct Chalcocite GyRd Grey Red shy Shaley CTM Metamorphics (Undifferentiated) SF Stope fill ep Epidote GyWh Grey White tab Tabular DI Diorite fs Feldspar GyYl Grey Yellow vfg Very Fine Grained DO Dolerite gl Galena Or Orange vug Vughy FEL Felsite glsp Galena & Sphalerite OrBr Orange Brown GAB Gabbro Code Description goe Goethite OrGy Orange Grey GD Granitic Dyke CLZ Clay Zone grp Graphite OrPk Orange Pink Code Description GDR Granodiorite FR Fresh (unweathered) rock gyp Gypsum Pk Pink // Parallel GFM Gold "Formation" (sericitic alt) LAT Laterite hb Hornblende PkBr Pink Brown alt Alteration GOS Gossan MOZ Mottled Zone hem Haematite PkGy Pink Grey ang Angular GRA Granite MW Moderately Weathered jar Jarosite Rd Red approx Approximately HNF Hornfels SAP Saprolite laum Laumontite RdYl Red Yellow av Average HPD Hornblende Porphyry Dyke SOIL Soil, inc. unconsolidated lim Limonite Wh White bot Bottom HPP Diorite Porphyry Dyke SRK Saprock mag Magnesite WhGy White Grey ca Core Axis LODE Lode mal Malachite Yl Yellow col Colour MD Mafic Dyke mic Micaceous contm Contaminated META Metasediment Code Description mn Mn oxide (pyrolusite etc) deg Degree MGR Microgranite alb Albite mol Molybdenite Code Description dia Diameter MSH Meta-Shale / Slate bio Biotite mon Montmorillonite bkn Broken diss Disseminated MSL Meta-Siltstone calc Calcareous mt Magnetite cont Contact dist Distributed MSS Meta-Sandstone carb Carbonaceous musc Muscovite f Fault epi Epithermal MY Mylonite cb Carbonate plag Plagioclase frac Fracture gr Grain PEG Pegmatite chl Chlorite po Pyrrhotite frag Fragmented grc Graphitic PHY Phyllite ep Epidote px Pyroxene jnt Joint Jointing hd Hard PORP Porphyry ferr Ferruginous py Pyrite sh Shear homg Homogeneous QCBV Quartz Carbonate Veining hem Haematite pycp Pyrite & Chalcopyrite stwk Stockwork hvy Heavy QV Quartz Vein ill Illite pyct Pyrite & Chalcocite vn Vein jsp Jasperiodal QZT Quartzite laum Laumontite pygl Pyrite & Galena mat Material RHY Rhyolite mont Montmorillonite pysp Pyrite & Sphalerite max Maximum SAND Sand mt Magnetite qtz Quartz meso Mesothermal SCH Schist musc Muscovite sco Scorolite Code Description min Minimum SHEAR Shear pkfs Pink Feldspar se Sericite bd Band(s) minl Mineral SOIL Soil rdfs Red Feldspar sp Sphalerite bdd Bedded mtx Matrix TAN Trachytic Andesite se Sericite sulph Undifferentiated Sulphide bx Brecciated reg Regular TON Tonalite sil Siliceous tal Talc cgr Coarse Grained sec Secondary TQC Continental Seds (consolidated.) wd Weathered tour Tourmaline cl Clevage seds Sediments TS Continental Seds (lateritised) clf Colloform selv Selvage XENO Xenolith cox Cockscomb Dogtooth strk Streak Code Description Code Description disc Disc Fracturing v very MOD Moderate d dark fgr Fine Grained var variable STR Strong l light fol Foliated vd Vein-Dyke TR Trace frac Fractured vol Volume WK 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) SAMPLE CLASS REGOLITH GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS ALTERATION STRUCTURE TEXTURE EXTENT HUE (colour prefix)

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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)

SAMPLE CLASS

REGOLITHGENERAL ABBREVIATIONS

ALTERATIONSTRUCTURE

TEXTURE

EXTENT HUE (colour prefix)