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Duluth Complex Magnetite Fraction
Electron Microprobe Analyses
Peter McSwiggen McSwiggen & Associates
Electron Microprobe Analyses June 30, 2013
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Sample: 003
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Oxide Chemistry
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Sample: 009
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Oxide Chemistry
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Sample: 011
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Oxide Chemistry
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Sample: 026
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Oxide Chemistry
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Oxide Chemistry
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Oxide Chemistry
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Oxide Chemistry
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Sample: 092
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Oxide Chemistry
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Sample: 099
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Oxide Chemistry
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Oxide Chemistry
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Internal Textures
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Symplectite: titanomagnetite in olivine Sample 026
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Weathered exsolution magnetite/ilmenite Sample 066
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Weathered exsolution magnetite/ilmenite Sample 066
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Weathered exsolution magnetite/ilmenite Sample 066
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Sample 066 Fe oxide ovoid
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Sample 066 Rutile rim on titanomagnetite
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Weathering: Fe oxide-hydroxide surrounding magnetite
Sample 066
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Symplectite: titanomagnetite in olivine Sample 092
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Weathering rinds Sample 092
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Notes
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Backscattered electron imaging of the samples showed that the grains were extremely complicated with both intergrown minerals and later weathering. It was determined that rim versus core analyses would not provide any useful information. No primary mineral zoning was observed in the backscattered electron images. Each sample was extensively search for PGM grains. None were found.