SPECTROGRAPHIC DETERMINATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN LAKE WATERS OF NORTHERN MAINE

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Research Article| August 01, 1960 SPECTROGRAPHIC DETERMINATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN LAKE WATERS OF NORTHERN MAINE M DEAN KLEINKOPF M DEAN KLEINKOPF BOX 1076, SALT LAKE CITY 10, UTAH Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information M DEAN KLEINKOPF BOX 1076, SALT LAKE CITY 10, UTAH Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 14 Dec 1956 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online Issn: 1943-2674 Print Issn: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1960, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1960) 71 (8): 1231–1242. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1960)71[1231:SDOTEI]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 14 Dec 1956 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation M DEAN KLEINKOPF; SPECTROGRAPHIC DETERMINATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN LAKE WATERS OF NORTHERN MAINE. GSA Bulletin 1960;; 71 (8): 1231–1242. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1960)71[1231:SDOTEI]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Spectrographic determination of trace elements in lake waters is utilized as a reconnaissance prospecting method for a remote area containing about 20,000 square miles in northern Maine. This paper shows how the method was developed and presents the trace-element-distribution pattern as defined from the elemental concentrations found in lake waters.Data for 12elements normally present in trace amounts in natural waters—manganese, lead, silver, zinc, copper, nickel, zirconium, vanadium, molybdenum, chromium, tin, and titanium—were evaluated by comparing the traces present from lake to lake. Determinations in weight per cent of element concentrations in evaporated-water residue furnished data which are believed to be essentially unaffected by rates of erosion and changes in amounts of rainfall and runoff. Values for each element, when plotted on a base map of Maine, suggest that lakes that have higher values may form groupings which represent localities that have greater possibilities for mineralization. These groupings constitute the spectrographic anomalies.The significance of these anomalies has been established in several ways. Spectrographic values obtained for each element are believed to represent an integrated value of the surrounding terrain. Anomalies correlate with geologic features in several cases, and some are confirmed by known mineralization. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.